Where does “cassa” come from?

cassa (Old Italian) comes 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,...

Ancestry of “cassa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinCapsaGafsa
2Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
3Proto-Italickapiōtake
4Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
5Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Words derived from “cassa”

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