Where does “Casablanca” come from?
Casablanca comes from Spanish casa meaning house and Arabic blanca meaning white, from Latin casa, which derives from Latin casus and Proto-Indo-European bhleg-.
Ancestry of “Casablanca”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | Casablanca | — |
| 2 | Portuguese | Casa Branca | White House the official residence of the President of the United States of America |
| 3 | English | White House | The official home and workplace of the President of the United States of America |