Where does “caixabanc” come from?

caixabanc (Catalan) comes from Catalan caixa, from Old Catalan caixa, from Old Occitan caissa, from Latin Capsa, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

caixabanc (Catalan): storage bench bench with enclosed storage space underneath

Definitions

  1. storage bench bench with enclosed storage space underneath

Ancestry of “caixabanc”, step by step

caixabanc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan caixa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancaixabox; savings bank
2Old Catalancaixabox
3Old Occitancaissa—
4LatinCapsaGafsa
5Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
6Proto-Italickapiōtake
7Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
8Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

via Catalan banc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanbancbench; bank; shoal
2Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti →Every word from Proto-Italic kapjō →