Where does “kahetilya” come from?
kahetilya (Tagalog) comes from Spanish cajetilla, from Spanish cajeta, 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,...
kahetilya (Tagalog): small box
Definitions
- small box
Ancestry of “kahetilya”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | cajetilla | pack of cigarettes |
| 2 | Spanish | cajeta | a Mexican confection of thickened syrup usually made of sweetened caramelized goat’s milk |
| 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,... |