Where does “cashier” come from?
Cashier derives from Dutch casseren, from French -ier, from Old Occitan caissa, from Latin capio meaning to take or seize, with the agent suffix Latin -arius.
cashier (English): To dismiss from service; To discard, put away;...
Definitions
- To dismiss from service; To discard, put away;...
Ancestry of “cashier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | caissier | cashier |
| 2 | French | caisse | box, crate; cash register; checkout |
| 3 | Middle French | caisse | chest |
| 4 | Old Occitan | caissa | — |
| 5 | Latin | Capsa | Gafsa |
| 6 | Latin | capiō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
Words derived from “cashier”