Where does “ка́сса” come from?
ка́сса (Russian) comes from Italian cassa, from Spanish caja, from Catalan caixa, from Old Catalan caixa, from Old Occitan caissa, from Latin Capsa, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
ка́сса (Russian): pay desk, cash desk, checkout
Definitions
- pay desk, cash desk, checkout
Ancestry of “ка́сса”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | cassa | case, crate, trunk; box; cash register, cash desk |
| 2 | Spanish | caja | box, case; bank; cash desk |
| 3 | Catalan | caixa | box; savings bank |
| 4 | Old Catalan | caixa | box |
| 5 | Old Occitan | caissa | — |
| 6 | Latin | Capsa | Gafsa |
| 7 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |