Where does “case” come from?
case (Portuguese) comes from English Case, from Middle English case, from Anglo-Norman casse, from Latin Capsa, from Proto-Italic *kapsos.
case (Portuguese): a phone case
Definitions
- a phone case
Ancestry of “case”, step by step
case traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Case
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Case | abstract feature of a noun phrase that determines... |
| 2 | Middle English | case | box, chest, casket, case |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | casse | box, chest, case; case |
| 4 | Latin | Capsa | Gafsa |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *kapsos | — |
via English case study
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | case study | Research performed in detail on a single individual, group, incident or community, as opposed to, for instance, a sample of the whole population |