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Etymology of the English word showcase

the English word showcase
derived from the English word show
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *skauwojanan
derived from the English word case
derived from the French word casse
derived 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 cassa
derived from the Latin word cattia
derived from the Greek word kuathion, κυάϑιον
derived from the Greek word kuathos, κύαϑος
derived from the Greek word kuathos, κύαϑος

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