Where does “Argasidae” come from?
Argasidae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Argas, 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 — to ferment, become sour; to boil.
Ancestry of “Argasidae”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Translingual | Argas | — |
| 2 | Cornish | kas | — |
| 3 | English | Case | abstract feature of a noun phrase that determines... |
| 4 | German | Käse | cheese; nonsense |
| 5 | Middle High German | kæse | cheese |
| 6 | Old High German | kāsi | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | kāsī | cheese |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | kāsijaz | — |
| 9 | Latin | cāseus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kwat- | to ferment, become sour; to boil |