Where does “Kaserne” come from?
Kaserne (German) comes from Italian caserma, from French caserne, from Old Occitan cazerna, from Vulgar Latin quaderna, from Latin quaterni, from Latin quater, from Latin quattŭor, from Portuguese quarto — and.
Kaserne (German): barracks
Definitions
- barracks
Ancestry of “Kaserne”, step by step
Kaserne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian caserma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | caserma | barracks |
| 2 | French | caserne | barracks |
| 3 | Old Occitan | cazerna | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | quaderna | — |
| 5 | Latin | quaterni | four each; four at a time |
| 6 | Latin | quater | four times |
| 7 | Latin | quattŭor | four; 4 |
| 8 | Portuguese | quarto | ordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;... |
| 9 | Old Portuguese | quarto | quarter |
| 10 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |
via Italian quaterna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | quaterna | A group of four things; quadruplet |