Where does “videocassette” come from?
videocassette (Italian) comes from Italian videocassetta, from Italian cassetta, 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,...
videocassette (Italian): plural of videocassetta
Definitions
- plural of videocassetta
Ancestry of “videocassette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | videocassetta | videocassette |
| 2 | Italian | cassetta | box, case, crate; cassette |
| 3 | Italian | cassa | case, crate, trunk; box; cash register, cash desk |
| 4 | Spanish | caja | box, case; bank; cash desk |
| 5 | Catalan | caixa | box; savings bank |
| 6 | Old Catalan | caixa | box |
| 7 | Old Occitan | caissa | — |
| 8 | Latin | Capsa | Gafsa |
| 9 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |