Where does “kazerne” come from?
kazerne (Dutch) comes from French caserne, from Old Occitan cazerna, from Vulgar Latin quaderna, from Latin quaterni, from Latin quater, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto, from Old Portuguese quarto — and.
kazerne (Dutch): barracks; base
Definitions
- barracks; base
Ancestry of “kazerne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | caserne | barracks |
| 2 | Old Occitan | cazerna | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | quaderna | — |
| 4 | Latin | quaterni | four each; four at a time |
| 5 | Latin | quater | four times |
| 6 | Latin | quattŭor | four; 4 |
| 7 | Portuguese | quarto | ordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;... |
| 8 | Old Portuguese | quarto | quarter |
| 9 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |