Etymology of the English word briefcase
the English word
briefcasederived from the English word
briefderived from the Old French word
brefderived from the Late Latin word
brevis (short; brief; short catalog, summary document; short, little, small)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*mregh-u-derived from the Old French word
briefderived from the Late Latin word
brevis (short; brief; short catalog, summary document; short, little, small)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*mregh-u-derived from the English word
casederived from the French word
cassederived from the Latin word
capsa (box; cylindrical case, bookcase; receptacle for things)
derived from the Late Latin word
capere (to take; take hold, seize; grasp)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kap-derived from the Old Provençal word
cassaderived from the Latin word
cattiaderived from the Greek word
kuathion, κυάϑιον
derived from the Greek word
kuathos, κύαϑος
derived from the Greek word
kuathos, κύαϑος
Usage
Word found in Modern English
