Where does “casal” come from?
casal (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese casal, from Late Latin casale, from Latin casa, from Proto-Indo-European kat- — cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...
casal (Galician): homestead; hamlet
Ancestry of “casal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | casal | — |
| 2 | Late Latin | casale | country house, farm; nominative neuter singular... |
| 3 | Latin | casa | hut, cottage, cabin; rural property, small farm;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kat- | cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave... |