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
Ancestry of “cas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | cas | case |
| 2 | Old French | cas | an event |
| 3 | Latin | cāsus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱad- | to fall |