Where does “caz” come from?

caz (Romanian) comes from Italian caso, from French cas, from Old French cas, from Latin cāsus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱad- — to fall.

caz (Romanian): case, circumstance, situation

Definitions

  1. case, circumstance, situation

Ancestry of “caz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancasochance, fate; chance, coincidence, accident;...
2Frenchcascase, situation; case
3Old Frenchcasan event
4Latincāsus
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱad-to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱad-Every word from Latin cāsusEvery word from Old French cas
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