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Where does “cashwise” come from?

cashwise (English) comes from English Cash, from Middle French caisse, 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,...

cashwise (English): In terms of cash

Definitions

  1. In terms of cash

Ancestry of “cashwise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCash—
2Middle Frenchcaissechest
3Old Occitancaissa—
4LatinCapsaGafsa
5Latincapiō—
6Proto-Italickapiōtake
7Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
8Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
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