Where does “casser” come from?
casser (Old French) comes from Latin cassō, from Latin cassus, from Latin cadō, from Proto-Italic kadō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱad- — to fall.
casser (Old French): Alternative form of quasser; to break
Definitions
- Alternative form of quasser; to break
Ancestry of “casser”, step by step
casser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin cassō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | cassō | to nought, to annul, to nullify, to cassate |
| 2 | Latin | cassus | hollow, empty, devoid of something; lacking;... |
| 3 | Latin | cadō | to fall, to fall out |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kadō | fall, sink |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱad- | to fall |
via Late Latin casso
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | casso | I totter, I begin to fall; dative masculine... |