Where does “kasisto” come from?

kasisto (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto kaso, from Italian cassa, from Spanish caja, from Catalan caixa, from Old Catalan caixa, from Old Occitan caissa, from Latin Capsa, from Latin capiō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

kasisto (Esperanto): treasurer, steward; cashier

Definitions

  1. treasurer, steward; cashier

Ancestry of “kasisto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantokasocash desk, cash, till; the funds of an...
2Italiancassacase, crate, trunk; box; cash register, cash desk
3Spanishcajabox, case; bank; cash desk
4Catalancaixabox; savings bank
5Old Catalancaixabox
6Old Occitancaissa—
7LatinCapsaGafsa
8Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
9Proto-Italickapiōtake
10Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
11Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
12Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti →Every word from Proto-Italic kapjō →