Where does “acaso” come from?

acaso (Spanish) comes from Spanish caso, from Latin cāsus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱad- — to fall.

acaso (Spanish): perhaps

Definitions

  1. perhaps

Ancestry of “acaso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcasocase; occasion
2Latincāsus
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱad-to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱad-Every word from Latin cāsusEvery word from Spanish caso
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