Where does “cash” come from?
Cash comes from Middle French caisse, from Old Occitan caissa, from Latin capsa, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- meaning to seize or contain.
cash (English): Money in the form of notes/bills and coins, as...
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- Money in the form of notes/bills and coins, as...
Ancestry of “cash”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | caisse | chest |
| 2 | Old Occitan | caissa | — |
| 3 | Latin | Capsa | Gafsa |
| 4 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |