Etymology

Kaserne

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Today it means: A United States Military barracks or installation in Germany. Full definition →

German Kaserne ← Latin quaterna ← French caserne
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The story

  1. French · derived fromcaserne
  2. Latin · derived fromquaterna
  3. German · borrowed fromKaserne“barracks”
  4. English todayKaserne

Borrowed from German Kaserne (“barracks”), ultimately from Latin quaterna through French caserne.

Words from the same roots

GermanKaserne all →

kasern

Frenchcaserne all →

casernkasern

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.