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Where does “health fund” come from?

health fund (English) comes from German Krankenkasse, from German Kasse, 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,...

health fund (English): A not-for-profit or a public health insurance...

Definitions

  1. A not-for-profit or a public health insurance...

Ancestry of “health fund”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKrankenkassehealth insurance company
2GermanKassecash register, cash box; cash desk, checkout, ...
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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