Latin

capsa

‘a box, case, holder, repository’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin capsa.

14 English words in this record descend from Latin capsa, most familiar first.

• case ← casse
• cash ← caisse ← caissa
• chase ← châsse ← chasse
• capsule ← capsula
• cashier ← cassier ← caisse ← caisse ← caissa
• chassis ← châsse ← chasse
• cassette ← casse
• casket ← cassette ← casse ← casse ← chasse
• cajon ← caja ← caixa
• kas ← kasse ← casse
• chasse
• cassone ← cassa

More words from capsa

• quijada
• cajuela

Etymograph / Latin capsa