Where does “minicassette” come from?
minicassette (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,...
minicassette (English): A small cassette for use with a tape player,...
Definitions
- A small cassette for use with a tape player,...
Ancestry of “minicassette”, step by step
minicassette 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,... |