Where does “kazemat” come from?
kazemat (Dutch) comes from Middle French casemate, from Italian casamatta, from Italian matto, from Latin mattus, from Latin maditus, from Latin madere, from Latin madeō, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
kazemat (Dutch): casemate bombproof room or shelter as part of a larger fortification
Definitions
- casemate bombproof room or shelter as part of a larger fortification
Ancestry of “kazemat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | casemate | — |
| 2 | Italian | casamatta | casemate |
| 3 | Italian | matto | mad, crazy; madman; Clipping of scacco matto |
| 4 | Latin | mattus | drunk, intoxicated |
| 5 | Latin | maditus | — |
| 6 | Latin | madere | present active infinitive of madeō; to be wet; be... |
| 7 | Latin | madeō | to be wet or moist |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |