Where does “kassa” come from?
kassa (Finnish) comes from Swedish kassa, from German Kasse, 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,...
kassa (Finnish): cashbox, cash desk, till; cash register; till
Definitions
- cashbox, cash desk, till; cash register; till
Ancestry of “kassa”, step by step
kassa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish kassa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kassa | a capital, a fund, cash; a cash register, a point... |
| 2 | German | Kasse | cash register, cash box |
| 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,... |