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Stage 1 of 5
capere
Latin · ancient
"to take, hold"
the verb 'to take, hold', giving rise to a noun for a box
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Stage 2 of 5
capsa
Latin · ancient
"a box"
a container word derived from the grasping verb
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Stage 3 of 5
cassa
Italian · medieval
"a money box"
narrowed to a money box used in trade
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Stage 4 of 5
caisse
French · 1500s
"a money box"
borrowed for the same money-box sense
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Stage 5 of 5
cash
English · 1590s
"money in hand, coin"
shifted from the box itself to the money kept inside it
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