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Where does “cassation” come from?

cassation (French) comes from Latin cassō, from Latin cassus, from Latin cadō, from Proto-Italic kadō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱad- — to fall.

cassation (French): cassation

Definitions

  1. cassation

Ancestry of “cassation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincassō—
2Latincassushollow, empty, devoid of something; lacking;...
3Latincadō—
4Proto-Italickadōfall, sink
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱad-to fall

Words derived from “cassation”

  • cassation
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