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Where does “encashment” come from?

encashment (English) comes from English encash, from English cash, from Middle French caisse, from Old Occitan caissa, from Latin Capsa, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

encashment (English): The payment in cash of a note, draft, etc

Definitions

  1. The payment in cash of a note, draft, etc

Ancestry of “encashment”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishencashTo convert a financial instrument or funding...
2EnglishcashMoney in the form of notes/bills and coins, as...
3Middle Frenchcaissechest
4Old Occitancaissa—
5LatinCapsaGafsa
6Latincapiō—
7Proto-Italickapiōtake
8Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
9Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
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