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Where does “cas” come from?

cas (Irish) comes from Middle English cas, from Old French cas, from Latin cāsus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱad- — to fall.

cas (Irish): case; affair; cage

Definitions

  1. case; affair; cage

Ancestry of “cas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcascase
2Old Frenchcasan event
3Latincāsus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱad-to fall

Words derived from “cas”

  • neamhchásmhar
  • cásmhar
  • clocásach
  • clogás
  • cásáil
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