Where does “cassus” come from?

cassus (Latin) comes from Latin cadō, from Proto-Italic kadō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱad- — to fall.

cassus (Latin): hollow, empty, devoid of something; lacking;...

Definitions

  1. hollow, empty, devoid of something; lacking;...

Ancestry of “cassus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincadōto fall, to fall out
2Proto-Italickadōfall, sink
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱad-to fall

Words derived from “cassus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱad-