myEtymology.com: Italian etymology of cassonetto

Etymology of the Italian word cassonetto

the Italian word cassonetto

derived from the Italian word cassone

derived from the Old Italian word cassa

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-