Where does “caso” come from?

caso (Italian) comes from French cas, from Old French cas, from Latin cāsus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱad- — to fall.

caso (Italian): chance, fate; chance, coincidence, accident;...

Definitions

  1. chance, fate; chance, coincidence, accident;...

Ancestry of “caso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcascase, situation; case
2Old Frenchcasan event
3Latincāsus
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱad-to fall

Words derived from “caso

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱad-Every word from Latin cāsusEvery word from Old French cas
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