Where does “cascuda” come from?
cascuda (Galician) comes from Galician casca, from Galician cascar, from Vulgar Latin quassicare, from Latin quassāre, from Latin quatiō — to shake, agitate, batter, shatter, demolish, overthrow, rend.
cascuda (Galician): feminine singular of cascudo; cockroach
Definitions
- feminine singular of cascudo; cockroach
Ancestry of “cascuda”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | casca | skin; peel; rind; bark; shell |
| 2 | Galician | cascar | to crack, to shell, to peel; to hit; to blow; to... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | quassicare | to strike repeatedly; present active infinitive... |
| 4 | Latin | quassāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | quatiō | to shake, agitate, batter, shatter, demolish, overthrow, rend |