Where does “Argas” come from?
Argas (Translingual) comes from Cornish kas, from English Case, from German Käse, from Middle High German kæse, from Old High German kāsi, from Proto-West Germanic kāsī, from Proto-Germanic kāsijaz, from Latin cāseus — to ferment, become sour; to boil.
Argas (Translingual): genus
Definitions
- genus
Ancestry of “Argas”, step by step
Argas traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Cornish kas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | kas | battle, war, armed conflict |
| 2 | English | Case | abstract feature of a noun phrase that determines... |
| 3 | German | Käse | cheese; nonsense |
| 4 | Middle High German | kæse | cheese |
| 5 | Old High German | kāsi | cheese |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | kāsī | cheese |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kāsijaz | cheese |
| 8 | Latin | cāseus | cheese |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kwat- | to ferment, become sour; to boil |
via Ancient Greek ἀργᾶς
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἀργᾶς | contracted form of ἀργᾱ́εις |
via Cornish ar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | ar | tillage, tilth (the land itself) |