Where does “cassettelike” come from?
cassettelike (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,...
cassettelike (English): Resembling or characteristic of a cassette
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a cassette
Ancestry of “cassettelike”, step by step
cassettelike 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 like
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | like | To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of;... |
| 2 | Dutch | luik | hatch; shutter; panel, as in a triptych |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | luke | — |
| 4 | Dutch | luiken | to close, to shut |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | luken | to close, to shut; to close, to become closed |
| 6 | Old Dutch | lūcan | to close, shut |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | lūkan | to close, to shut |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | lūkaną | to close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |