Where does “cass” come from?
cass (English) comes from Middle English cassen, from Old French casser, from Latin cassō, from Latin cassus, from Latin cadō, from Proto-Italic kadō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱad- — to fall.
cass (English): To render useless or void; to annul; to reject;...
Definitions
- To render useless or void; to annul; to reject;...
Ancestry of “cass”, step by step
cass traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English cassen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | cassen | To render useless or void; to annul; to shut down |
| 2 | Old French | casser | Alternative form of quasser; to break |
| 3 | Latin | cassō | to nought, to annul, to nullify, to cassate |
| 4 | Latin | cassus | hollow, empty, devoid of something; lacking;... |
| 5 | Latin | cadō | to fall, to fall out |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kadō | fall, sink |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱad- | to fall |
via Sanskrit कास
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | कास | going, motion; cough |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कक्ष | armpit; a room or apartment or other segregated... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | káćšas | armpit |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | koḱs- | joint |
via English Cassandra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Cassandra | A person who makes dire predictions, especially... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Κασσάνδρα | Cassandra, daughter of Priam |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Κάσσανδρος | — |