Where does “kasarmi” come from?
kasarmi (Finnish) comes from Swedish kasarm, from German Kasarme, from Italian caserma, from French caserne, from Old Occitan cazerna, from Vulgar Latin quaderna, from Latin quaterni, from Latin quater — and.
kasarmi (Finnish): barracks
Definitions
- barracks
Ancestry of “kasarmi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kasarm | — |
| 2 | German | Kasarme | — |
| 3 | Italian | caserma | barracks |
| 4 | French | caserne | barracks |
| 5 | Old Occitan | cazerna | — |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | quaderna | — |
| 7 | Latin | quaterni | four each; four at a time |
| 8 | Latin | quater | four times |
| 9 | Latin | quattŭor | four; 4 |
| 10 | Portuguese | quarto | ordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;... |
| 11 | Old Portuguese | quarto | quarter |
| 12 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |