Where does “caixa” come from?

caixa (Macanese) comes from Portuguese Caixa, from Latin Capsa, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

caixa (Macanese): small copper coin

Definitions

  1. small copper coin

Ancestry of “caixa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseCaixabox
2LatinCapsaGafsa
3Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
4Proto-Italickapiōtake
5Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
6Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti →Every word from Proto-Italic kapjō →