Where does “scassare” come from?
scassare (Italian) comes from Italian cassa, from Spanish caja, from Catalan caixa, from Old Catalan caixa, from Old Occitan caissa, from Latin Capsa, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
scassare (Italian): To wreck or smash
Definitions
- To wreck or smash
Ancestry of “scassare”, step by step
scassare traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian cassa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | cassa | case, crate, trunk; box; cash register, cash desk |
| 2 | Spanish | caja | box, case; bank; cash desk |
| 3 | Catalan | caixa | box; savings bank |
| 4 | Old Catalan | caixa | box |
| 5 | Old Occitan | caissa | — |
| 6 | Latin | Capsa | Gafsa |
| 7 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
via Italian cassare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | cassare | to delete; to cross out; to extinguish; to stamp... |
| 2 | Latin | cassō | to nought, to annul, to nullify, to cassate |
| 3 | Latin | cassus | hollow, empty, devoid of something; lacking;... |
| 4 | Latin | cadō | to fall, to fall out |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kadō | fall, sink |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱad- | to fall |
via Latin exquassare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | exquassare | — |