cassus

Latin

adj

Definitions

hollow, empty, devoid of something
lacking
useless, fruitless, vain, futile

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱes- (cut, cut off, separate, cutVerb, cut up, slaughter).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ḱes-

Gloss

cut, cut off, separate, cutVerb, cut up, slaughter

Concept

Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*c(h)araculum Latin
casabundus Latin
cassabundus Latin
cassāre Latin
cassō Latin
castellanus Latin
castus Latin
quassāre, quassō, quasso Latin
cassare Italian
-eux French
cassation French
χάραξ Ancient Greek
χαρακίας Ancient Greek
*(s)ker- Proto-Indo-European
*ḱes- Proto-Indo-European
*ḱostróm, *ḱos-tróm Proto-Indo-European
cassar Portuguese
casser Old French
*ćasás Proto-Indo-Iranian
*kastrom Proto-Italic
*kazēō Proto-Italic