Where does “cascata” come from?
cascata (Portuguese) comes from Italian cascata, from Italian cascare, from Vulgar Latin casicare, from Latin cadēre, from Latin cadō, from Proto-Italic kadō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱad- — to fall.
cascata (Portuguese): cascade; vagina
Ancestry of “cascata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | cascata | cascade, waterfall; fall; cascade |
| 2 | Italian | cascare | to fall |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | casicare | present active infinitive of *casicō |
| 4 | Latin | cadēre | — |
| 5 | Latin | cadō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kadō | fall, sink |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱad- | to fall |