Where does “Kaskadenschaltung” come from?
Kaskadenschaltung (German) comes from German Kaskade, from Dutch cascade, from French cascade, from Italian cascata, from Italian cascare, from Vulgar Latin casicare, from Latin cadēre, from Latin cadō — to fall.
Kaskadenschaltung (German): cascade connection
Definitions
- cascade connection
Ancestry of “Kaskadenschaltung”, step by step
Kaskadenschaltung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kaskade
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kaskade | cascade; a daredevil stunt |
| 2 | Dutch | cascade | cascade waterfall or series of small waterfalls |
| 3 | French | cascade | cascade; a stunt performed for cinematic... |
| 4 | Italian | cascata | cascade, waterfall; fall; cascade |
| 5 | Italian | cascare | to fall |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | casicare | present active infinitive of *casicō |
| 7 | Latin | cadēre | — |
| 8 | Latin | cadō | to fall, to fall out |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kadō | fall, sink |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱad- | to fall |
via German Schaltung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schaltung | circuit; wiring; gearshift, gear change |