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