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Where does “scasso” come from?

scasso (Italian) comes from Italian scassare, 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,...

scasso (Italian): burglary, breaking and entering; first-person...

Definitions

  1. burglary, breaking and entering; first-person...

Ancestry of “scasso”, step by step

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

Words derived from “scasso”

  • antiscasso
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