Where does “chaque” come from?
chaque (French) comes from Middle French chasque, from Middle French chascun, from Old French chascun, from Vulgar Latin cascunum, from Latin catunum, from Ancient Greek κατά, from Ancient Greek καταστερίζω, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
chaque (French): each; every
Ancestry of “chaque”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | chasque | each |
| 2 | Middle French | chascun | each one; every one; each; every |
| 3 | Old French | chascun | each one; every one; each; every |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | cascunum | — |
| 5 | Latin | catunum | each, each one |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κατά | |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | καταστερίζω | to place among the stars; I put among the stars |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀστήρ | a celestial body; illustrious person; starfish |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | astḗr | star |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |
Words derived from “chaque”