Where does “казарма” come from?
казарма (Ukrainian) comes from Polish kazarma, from German Kaserne, from Italian caserma, from French caserne, from Old Occitan cazerna, from Vulgar Latin quaderna, from Latin quaterni, from Latin quater — and.
казарма (Ukrainian): barrack, barracks
Definitions
- barrack, barracks
Ancestry of “казарма”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | kazarma | barracks |
| 2 | German | Kaserne | barracks |
| 3 | Italian | caserma | barracks |
| 4 | French | caserne | barracks |
| 5 | Old Occitan | cazerna | — |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | quaderna | — |
| 7 | Latin | quaterni | four each; four at a time |
| 8 | Latin | quater | four times |
| 9 | Latin | quattŭor | four; 4 |
| 10 | Portuguese | quarto | ordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;... |
| 11 | Old Portuguese | quarto | quarter |
| 12 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |