Where does “casketless” come from?
casketless (English) comes from English casket, from Norman cassette, from Norman câsse, from Old Northern French casse.
casketless (English): Without a casket
Ancestry of “casketless”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | casket | A little box, e.g. for jewellery; An urn; A... |
| 2 | Norman | cassette | cassette |
| 3 | Norman | câsse | till |
| 4 | Old Northern French | casse | — |