Where does “casquete” come from?
casquete (Galician) comes from Galician casco, from Galician cascar, from Vulgar Latin quassicare, from Latin quassāre, from Latin quatiō — to shake, agitate, batter, shatter, demolish, overthrow, rend.
casquete (Galician): casque, helmet; ribbon or hood which keeps the...
Definitions
- casque, helmet; ribbon or hood which keeps the...
Ancestry of “casquete”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | casco | casque; helmet; skull; hard hat; hulk; hull |
| 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 |