Where does “statskassa” come from?

statskassa (Swedish) comes from Swedish kassa, from German Kasse, from Italian cassa, from Spanish caja, from Catalan caixa, from Old Catalan caixa, from Old Occitan caissa, from Latin Capsa — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

statskassa (Swedish): treasury, "coffers" (a nation state's capital assets)

Definitions

  1. treasury, "coffers" (a nation state's capital assets)

Ancestry of “statskassa”, step by step

statskassa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kassa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkassaa capital, a fund, cash; a cash register, a point...
2GermanKassecash register, cash box
3Italiancassacase, crate, trunk; box; cash register, cash desk
4Spanishcajabox, case; bank; cash desk
5Catalancaixabox; savings bank
6Old Catalancaixabox
7Old Occitancaissa
8LatinCapsaGafsa
9Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
10Proto-Italickapiōtake
11Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
12Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti
13Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

via Swedish stat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishstatA state; a nation; A state; a government;...
2Middle Low Germanstāt
3Middle Dutchstaetinflection of stâen: ## third-person singular...
4Old Frenchestatstate; government; condition
5Latinstātusfixed, set, having been set
6Latinstōto stand
7Proto-Italicstaēōstand
8Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yetito stand
9Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyétiEvery word from Proto-Italic kapjō