Where does “kassenpatient” come from?
kassenpatient (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,...
kassenpatient (German): a patient who is a member of a health insurance scheme that belongs to the national health insurance system, as opposed to private health insurance
Definitions
- a patient who is a member of a health insurance scheme that belongs to the national health insurance system, as opposed to private health insurance
Ancestry of “kassenpatient”, step by step
kassenpatient 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,... |