Where does “каземат” come from?
каземат (Russian) comes from French casemate, from Italian casamatta, from Italian matto, from Latin mattus, from Latin maditus, from Latin madere, from Latin madeō, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
каземат (Russian): casemate
Definitions
- casemate
Ancestry of “каземат”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | casemate | pillbox, blockhouse |
| 2 | Italian | casamatta | casemate |
| 3 | Italian | matto | mad, crazy; madman; Clipping of scacco matto |
| 4 | Latin | mattus | drunk, intoxicated |
| 5 | Latin | maditus | — |
| 6 | Latin | madere | present active infinitive of madeō; to be wet; be... |
| 7 | Latin | madeō | to be wet or moist |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |