quassicāre

Meaning

1. Proto Western Romancereconstructionhit, strike

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin quassō Latin -ic- ▲ Latin -ō Latin -icāre Latin *quassicāre From quassō (“strike”) + -icāre (frequentative suffix).