Where does “kaso” come from?
kaso (Ido) comes from Russian ка́сса, 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,...
kaso (Ido): cash desk, till, coffer
Definitions
- cash desk, till, coffer
Ancestry of “kaso”, step by step
kaso traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian ка́сса
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ка́сса | pay desk, cash desk, checkout |
| 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,... |
via English Cash
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Cash | Money in the form of notes or bills and coins, as opposed to checks, credit or electronic transactions |
| 2 | English | cass | To render useless or void; to annul; to reject;... |
| 3 | Middle English | cassen | To render useless or void; to annul; to shut down |
| 4 | Old French | casser | Alternative form of quasser; to break |
| 5 | Latin | cassō | to nought, to annul, to nullify, to cassate |
| 6 | Latin | cassus | hollow, empty, devoid of something; lacking;... |
| 7 | Latin | cadō | to fall, to fall out |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kadō | fall, sink |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱad- | to fall |