Etymology of the English word casket
the English word
casketderived from the Old French word
cassettederived 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
using the French suffix
-ettederived from the Latin word
gubiaderived from the Late Latin word
gulbiaDate
The earliest known usage of casket in English dates from the 15th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
