Where does “kassaholvi” come from?
kassaholvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kassa, from Swedish kassa, from German Kasse, from Italian cassa, from Spanish caja, from Catalan caixa, from Old Catalan caixa, from Old Occitan caissa — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
kassaholvi (Finnish): bank vault, cash vault, money vault
Definitions
- bank vault, cash vault, money vault
Ancestry of “kassaholvi”, step by step
kassaholvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kassa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kassa | cashbox, cash desk, till; cash register; till |
| 2 | Swedish | kassa | a capital, a fund, cash; a cash register, a point... |
| 3 | German | Kasse | cash register, cash box |
| 4 | Italian | cassa | case, crate, trunk; box; cash register, cash desk |
| 5 | Spanish | caja | box, case; bank; cash desk |
| 6 | Catalan | caixa | box; savings bank |
| 7 | Old Catalan | caixa | box |
| 8 | Old Occitan | caissa | — |
| 9 | Latin | Capsa | Gafsa |
| 10 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |