Where does “cashierment” come from?
cashierment (English) comes from English cashier, from French caissier, from French caisse, from Middle French caisse, from Old Occitan caissa, from Latin Capsa, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
cashierment (English): dismissal
Definitions
- dismissal
Ancestry of “cashierment”, step by step
cashierment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cashier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cashier | To dismiss from service; To discard, put away;... |
| 2 | French | caissier | cashier |
| 3 | French | caisse | box, crate; cash register; checkout |
| 4 | Middle French | caisse | chest |
| 5 | Old Occitan | caissa | — |
| 6 | Latin | Capsa | Gafsa |
| 7 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |