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Where does “antiscasso” come from?

antiscasso (Italian) comes from Italian scasso, from Italian scassare, from Italian cassa, from Spanish caja, from Catalan caixa, from Old Catalan caixa, from Old Occitan caissa, from Latin Capsa — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

antiscasso (Italian): theft-proof; armoured

Definitions

  1. theft-proof; armoured

Ancestry of “antiscasso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianscassoburglary, breaking and entering; first-person...
2ItalianscassareTo wreck or smash
3Italiancassacase, crate, trunk; box; cash register, cash desk
4Spanishcajabox, case; bank; cash desk
5Catalancaixabox; savings bank
6Old Catalancaixabox
7Old Occitancaissa—
8LatinCapsaGafsa
9Latincapiō—
10Proto-Italickapiōtake
11Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
12Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
13Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
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