caseus
Pronunciation: [ˈkaː.se.ʊs]
“caseus” is a Latin word. Its meaning in English:
noun
Etymology
Unknown according to De Vaan. The old hypothesis deriving it from Proto-Indo-European *kwath₂ (“to ferment, become sour”) has the problem that *w isn't supposed to disappear in Latin (the expected outcome would start with qua- and not ca-). In this case, the cognates listed under *kweth₂- are perhaps loans from the same substrate source as the Latin term. A loan from a neighbouring Italian…
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