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cassette.

treasure box

8 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ka.sɛt//kɑ.sɛt/

  1. treasure box

    feminine
    La cassette du roi.

  2. small box

    feminine
    Une cassette à compartiments.

  3. cassette tape

    feminine
    Un magnétophone à cassette.

  4. cassette (set of sprockets)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Proto-Italic *kapsos Latin capsa Old Northern French casse Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Latin -ittus Old French -ete Middle French -ette French cassette Inherited from Middle French cassette, from Old Northern French casse (“case”) + -ette (diminutive). By surface analysis, *casse + -ette. Compare Italian cassetta.

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