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Where does “kassi” come from?

kassi (Faroese) comes from Danish kasse, from Old French casse, 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,...

kassi (Faroese): box, case of iron, wood, etc.; bigger than an...

Definitions

  1. box, case of iron, wood, etc.; bigger than an...

Ancestry of “kassi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkassebox; a rectangular cuboid
2Old Frenchcassecase
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,...

Words derived from “kassi”

  • kassameistari
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