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Where does “caso” come from?

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

caso (Spanish): case; occasion

Definitions

  1. case; occasion

Ancestry of “caso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincāsus—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱad-to fall

Words derived from “caso”

  • acaso
  • kaso
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱad- →