Where does “kaskaderka” come from?
kaskaderka (Polish) comes from Polish kaskader, from French cascadeur, from French cascade, from Italian cascata, from Italian cascare, from Vulgar Latin casicare, from Latin cadēre, from Latin cadō — to fall.
kaskaderka (Polish): stuntwoman
Definitions
- stuntwoman
Ancestry of “kaskaderka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | kaskader | stuntman |
| 2 | French | cascadeur | stuntman, stuntperson |
| 3 | French | cascade | cascade; a stunt performed for cinematic... |
| 4 | Italian | cascata | cascade, waterfall; fall; cascade |
| 5 | Italian | cascare | to fall |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | casicare | present active infinitive of *casicō |
| 7 | Latin | cadēre | — |
| 8 | Latin | cadō | to fall, to fall out |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kadō | fall, sink |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱad- | to fall |