Etymology of the English word suitcase
the English word
suitcasederived from the English word
suitderived from the Old French word
sieutederived from the Anglo-Norman word
sutederived from the Latin root
*sequitaderived from the Latin root
*sequitusderived from the Latin root
*sequerederived from the Late Latin word
sequi (to follow; follow; escort, attend; support, back, side with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sekʷ-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
