Where does “musicassette” come from?
musicassette (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,...
musicassette (English): A compact cassette
Definitions
- A compact cassette
Ancestry of “musicassette”, step by step
musicassette 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,... |
via English music
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | music | A series of sounds organized in time, employing... |
| 2 | Middle English | musik | Alternative form of musike |
| 3 | Old French | musique | music |
| 4 | Italian | mosaico | mosaic, puzzle, jigsaw, jigsaw puzzle; mixture;... |
| 5 | Latin | musaicum | — |
| 6 | Latin | musivum | mosaic |
| 7 | Latin | mūsēum | a place or temple devoted to the Muses |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μουσεῖον | a home of music poetry; a museum, a... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μοῦσα | Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,... |