Where does “casseiver” come from?
casseiver (English) comes from English cassette, from Italian cassetta, from Italian cassa, from Spanish caja, from Catalan caixa, from Old Catalan caixa, from Old Occitan caissa, from Latin Capsa — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
casseiver (English): A device that combines a stereo receiver with a cassette deck in a single unit
Definitions
- A device that combines a stereo receiver with a cassette deck in a single unit
Ancestry of “casseiver”, step by step
casseiver traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cassette
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cassette | A small flat case containing magnetic tape on two... |
| 2 | Italian | cassetta | box, case, crate; cassette |
| 3 | Italian | cassa | case, crate, trunk; box; cash register, cash desk |
| 4 | Spanish | caja | box, case; bank; cash desk |
| 5 | Catalan | caixa | box; savings bank |
| 6 | Old Catalan | caixa | box |
| 7 | Old Occitan | caissa | — |
| 8 | Latin | Capsa | Gafsa |
| 9 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
via English receiver
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | receiver | A person who or thing that receives or is... |
| 2 | English | receive | To take, as something that is offered, given,... |
| 3 | Middle English | receyven | To accept or take especially into authority |
| 4 | Old French | recevoir | to receive |
| 5 | Latin | recipiō | to take back, (i.e., regain possession of something) |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *wre- | re-, more specifically |