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Where does “encaisseur” come from?

encaisseur (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,...

encaisseur (French): collector

Definitions

  1. collector

Ancestry of “encaisseur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchencaisserto collect, to cash; To let in, concede; to take
2Frenchcaissebox, crate; cash register; checkout
3Middle Frenchcaissechest
4Old Occitancaissa—
5LatinCapsaGafsa
6Latincapiō—
7Proto-Italickapiōtake
8Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
9Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
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