Where does “caisse” come from?

caisse (French) comes from Middle French caisse, from Old Occitan caissa, from Latin Capsa, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

caisse (French): box, crate; cash register; checkout

Definitions

  1. box, crate; cash register; checkout

Ancestry of “caisse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchcaissechest
2Old Occitancaissa
3LatinCapsaGafsa
4Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
5Proto-Italickapiōtake
6Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
7Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti
8Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Words derived from “caisse

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-
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