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Where does “quassus” come from?

quassus (Latin) comes from Latin quatio, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₁t- — to shake.

quassus (Latin): The act of shaking

Definitions

  1. The act of shaking

Ancestry of “quassus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinquatioI shake; agitate; I wield, brandish; I move,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₁t-to shake

Words derived from “quassus”

  • adquassio
  • accasciare
  • accasciamento
  • adquassiare
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