Where does “encaissement” come from?

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

encaissement (French): cashing; collection, receipt; steepness

Definitions

  1. cashing; collection, receipt; steepness

Ancestry of “encaissement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchencaisserto collect, to cash; To let in, concede; to take
2Frenchcaissebox, crate; cash register; checkout
3Middle Frenchcaissechest
4Old Occitancaissa
5LatinCapsaGafsa
6Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
7Proto-Italickapiōtake
8Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
9Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti
10Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-