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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

Definitions

  1. plural of casa

Ancestry of “case”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancasahouse; home; family, dynasty, descent, stock,...
2Latincasahut, cottage, cabin; rural property, small farm;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...
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