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