Where does “caisson” come from?
Caisson comes from French caisson, from Old Occitan caissa meaning box or chest, ultimately from Latin capsa, a container derived from the verb capio meaning to seize or hold.
caisson (English): An enclosure from which water can be expelled, in...
Definitions
- An enclosure from which water can be expelled, in...
Ancestry of “caisson”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | caisson | box |
| 2 | Old Occitan | caisson | — |
| 3 | Old Occitan | caissa | — |
| 4 | Latin | Capsa | Gafsa |
| 5 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |