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

Definitions

  1. each; every

Ancestry of “chaque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchchasqueeach
2Middle Frenchchascuneach one; every one; each; every
3Old Frenchchascuneach one; every one; each; every
4Vulgar Latincascunum
5Latincatunumeach, each one
6Ancient Greekκατά
7Ancient Greekκαταστερίζωto place among the stars; I put among the stars
8Ancient Greekἀστήρa celestial body; illustrious person; starfish
9Proto-Hellenicastḗrstar
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

Words derived from “chaque

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗrEvery word from Proto-Hellenic astḗr
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