Where does “kasseapparat” come from?

kasseapparat (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk kasse, 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,...

kasseapparat (Norwegian Nynorsk): a cash register

Definitions

  1. a cash register

Ancestry of “kasseapparat”, step by step

kasseapparat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk kasse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkassea box, case, crate; a checkout
2Italiancassacase, crate, trunk; box; cash register, cash desk
3Spanishcajabox, case; bank; cash desk
4Catalancaixabox; savings bank
5Old Catalancaixabox
6Old Occitancaissa
7LatinCapsaGafsa
8Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
9Proto-Italickapiōtake
10Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
11Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti
12Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

via Norwegian Nynorsk apparat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskapparatmechanical or electrical device, appliance or...
2Frenchapparatpomp, ceremony
3Latinapparātusprepared, having been prepared
4Latinapparōto prepare or make ready for something, put in order, provide, furnish, equip, organize
5Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
6Latinīn-un-, non-, not
7Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
8Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
9Proto-Italicenin
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyétiEvery word from Proto-Italic kapjō