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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

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a cassette

Ancestry of “cassettelike”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcassetteA small flat case containing magnetic tape on two...
2Italiancassettabox, case, crate; cassette
3Italiancassacase, crate, trunk; box; cash register, cash desk
4Spanishcajabox, case; bank; cash desk
5Catalancaixabox; savings bank
6Old Catalancaixabox
7Old Occitancaissa—
8LatinCapsaGafsa
9Latincapiō—
10Proto-Italickapiōtake
11Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
12Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
13Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
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