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Carcaso
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Latin
Alternative forms
la Carcasum
Etymology
Possibly from the pre-Indo-European root *kar "stone," found in other la cel - placenames (compare cy carreg stone), and la cel-gau kassanos oak.
Pronunciation
Carcasō
Proper noun
Carcasō<3.loc> f
la town p/Gallia Narbonensis in the territory of the Tectosages, in modern dept/Aude r/Occitania c/France Carcassonne
Declension
Carcasō<3.loc>
References
Albert Dauzat et Charles Rostaing, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de lieu en France, Paris, Librairie Guénégaud, 1979 (2-85023-076-6), p. 147a