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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

  1. barracks

Ancestry of “Kaserne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancasermabarracks
2Frenchcasernebarracks
3Old Occitancazerna—
4Vulgar Latinquaderna—
5Latinquaternifour each; four at a time
6Latinquaterfour times
7Latinquattŭor—
8Portuguesequartoordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;...
9Old Portuguesequartoquarter
10Latinquārtus—
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
12Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
13Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

Words derived from “Kaserne”

  • kasarna
  • касарна
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