Where does “imbakassi” come from?
imbakassi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic kassi, from Danish kasse, from Old French casse, from Italian cassa, from Spanish caja, from Catalan caixa, from Old Catalan caixa, from Old Occitan caissa — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
imbakassi (Icelandic): television, TV; a television set
Definitions
- television, TV; a television set
Ancestry of “imbakassi”, step by step
imbakassi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic kassi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | kassi | box |
| 2 | Danish | kasse | box; a rectangular cuboid |
| 3 | Old French | casse | case |
| 4 | Italian | cassa | case, crate, trunk; box; cash register, cash desk |
| 5 | Spanish | caja | box, case; bank; cash desk |
| 6 | Catalan | caixa | box; savings bank |
| 7 | Old Catalan | caixa | box |
| 8 | Old Occitan | caissa | — |
| 9 | Latin | Capsa | Gafsa |
| 10 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
via Icelandic imbi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | imbi | idiot, fool, halfwit |