Where does “case” come from?
case (Italian) comes from Italian casa, from Latin casa, from Proto-Indo-European kat- — cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...
case (Italian): plural of casa
Ancestry of “case”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | casa | house; home; family, dynasty, descent, stock,... |
| 2 | Latin | casa | hut, cottage, cabin; rural property, small farm;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kat- | cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave... |