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Where does “casal” come from?

casal (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese casal, from Late Latin casale, from Latin casa, from Proto-Indo-European kat- — cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

casal (Portuguese): couple, married couple; pair; village, hamlet

Definitions

  1. couple, married couple; pair; village, hamlet

Ancestry of “casal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesecasal—
2Late Latincasalecountry house, farm; nominative neuter singular...
3Latincasahut, cottage, cabin; rural property, small farm;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

Words derived from “casal”

  • acasalar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kat- →