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Where does “chassisless” come from?

chassisless (English) comes from English châssis, from French châssis, from French châsse, from Middle French chasse, from Old French chace, from Old French chacier, from Latin captiāre, from Latin captus — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

chassisless (English): Without a chassis

Definitions

  1. Without a chassis

Ancestry of “chassisless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchâssisAlternative spelling of chassis
2Frenchchâssischassis, frame; window
3Frenchchâssereliquary; coffin
4Middle Frenchchasse—
5Old Frenchchacehunt; inflection of chacer: ## first/third-person...
6Old Frenchchacierto hunt, to go hunting
7Latincaptiāre—
8Latincaptuscaptured, having been captured, seized, having...
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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