Where does “kassunsjuka” come from?

kassunsjuka (Swedish) comes from Swedish kassun, from French caisson, from Old Occitan caisson, from Old Occitan caissa, from Latin Capsa, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

kassunsjuka (Swedish): caisson disease

Definitions

  1. caisson disease

Ancestry of “kassunsjuka”, step by step

kassunsjuka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kassun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkassun
2Frenchcaissonbox
3Old Occitancaisson
4Old Occitancaissa
5LatinCapsaGafsa
6Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
7Proto-Italickapiōtake
8Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
9Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti
10Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

via Swedish sjuka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsjukaa disease, an illness, a plague; small hospital,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyétiEvery word from Proto-Italic kapjō
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