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Where does “cāseus” come from?

cāseus (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European kwat- — to ferment, become sour; to boil.

Ancestry of “cāseus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankwat-to ferment, become sour; to boil
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kwat- →