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Where does “kaso” come from?

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

kaso (Esperanto): cash desk, cash, till; the funds of an...

Definitions

  1. cash desk, cash, till; the funds of an...

Ancestry of “kaso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancassacase, crate, trunk; box; cash register, cash desk
2Spanishcajabox, case; bank; cash desk
3Catalancaixabox; savings bank
4Old Catalancaixabox
5Old Occitancaissa—
6LatinCapsaGafsa
7Latincapiō—
8Proto-Italickapiōtake
9Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
10Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Words derived from “kaso”

  • kasisto
  • kaso
  • kasero
  • enkasigar
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