Where does “kasarna” come from?
kasarna (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Kaserne, from Italian caserma, from French caserne, from Old Occitan cazerna, from Vulgar Latin quaderna, from Latin quaterni, from Latin quater, from Latin quattŭor — and.
kasarna (Serbo-Croatian): barracks
Definitions
- barracks
Ancestry of “kasarna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kaserne | barracks |
| 2 | Italian | caserma | barracks |
| 3 | French | caserne | barracks |
| 4 | Old Occitan | cazerna | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | quaderna | — |
| 6 | Latin | quaterni | four each; four at a time |
| 7 | Latin | quater | four times |
| 8 | Latin | quattŭor | four; 4 |
| 9 | Portuguese | quarto | ordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;... |
| 10 | Old Portuguese | quarto | quarter |
| 11 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |