Where does “chas” come from?

chas (French) comes from Latin capsa, from Latin capio, 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,...

chas (French): eye

Definitions

  1. eye

Ancestry of “chas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincapsaA box, case, holder, repository; especially a...
2LatincapioI take, I capture, I catch, I seize, I take...
3Proto-Italickapiōtake
4Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
5Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Words derived from “chas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti →Every word from Proto-Italic kapjō →