Where does “engkahe” come from?
engkahe (Tagalog) comes from Spanish encaje, from Spanish encajar, from Spanish caja, from Catalan caixa, from Old Catalan caixa, from Old Occitan caissa, from Latin Capsa, from Latin capiō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
engkahe (Tagalog): lace in a garment, material, etc
Definitions
- lace in a garment, material, etc
Ancestry of “engkahe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | encaje | fitting; lace |
| 2 | Spanish | encajar | to insert, put into; to fit, to dovetail; to push... |
| 3 | Spanish | caja | box, case; bank; cash desk |
| 4 | Catalan | caixa | box; savings bank |
| 5 | Old Catalan | caixa | box |
| 6 | Old Occitan | caissa | — |
| 7 | Latin | Capsa | Gafsa |
| 8 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |