Kaskade
German (Berlin)
[kasˈkaːdə]
noun
Definitions
- (hydrology) cascade a series of waterfalls, often artificial
- (figurative) cascade a sequence of events or things
- (juggling) cascade a juggling pattern
- (acrobatics) a daredevil stunt a sequential series of daring leaps and jumps performed by acrobats
Etymology
Borrowed from French cascade derived from Italian cascata (cascade, waterfall) derived from Latin cadō (I fall).
Origin
Latin
cadō
Gloss
I fall
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cascade English
- cadō Latin
- cāsus Latin
- Kaskadenschaltung German
- Schaltung German
- cascare Italian
- cascata Italian
- cascade Dutch, Flemish
- cascade French
- cascader French
- cascadeur French
- cascada Spanish, Castilian
- *ḱh₂d- Proto-Indo-European
- cascata Portuguese
- kaskade Danish
- kaskad Mauritian Creole
- kaskad Seychellois Creole