myEtymology.com: Romanian etymology of casone

Etymology of the Romanian word casone

the Romanian word casone

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-