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Where does “cassis” come from?

cassis (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European kadʰ- — to guard, cover, protect, care for; to guard,...

cassis (Latin): a plumed metal helmet; hunting net, snare, toil;...

Definitions

  1. a plumed metal helmet; hunting net, snare, toil;...

Ancestry of “cassis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankadʰ-to guard, cover, protect, care for; to guard,...

Words derived from “cassis”

  • cassican
  • cassideous
  • cassidem
  • cassita
  • casside
  • kaciga
  • kacida
  • кацига
  • кацида
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