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