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Where does “kacida” come from?

kacida (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Italian casside, from Latin cassis, from Proto-Indo-European kadʰ- — to guard, cover, protect, care for; to guard,...

Ancestry of “kacida”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItaliancassideA metal helmet; Synonym of cassidide; plural of...
2Latincassisa plumed metal helmet; hunting net, snare, toil;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankadʰ-to guard, cover, protect, care for; to guard,...

Words derived from “kacida”

  • kaciga
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