Where does “kasetka” come from?
kasetka (Polish) comes from Polish kaseta, from German Kassette, from French cassette, from Middle French cassette, from Middle French -ette, from Old French -eté, from Latin -ittus, from Proto-Italic -tos — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
kasetka (Polish): small cassette
Definitions
- small cassette
Ancestry of “kasetka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | kaseta | tape, cassette |
| 2 | German | Kassette | cassette |
| 3 | French | cassette | treasure box; small box; cassette tape |
| 4 | Middle French | cassette | — |
| 5 | Middle French | -ette | -et, -ette |
| 6 | Old French | -eté | variant of -té |
| 7 | Latin | -ittus | diminutive suffix, used to create nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tos | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |