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enchase

Meaninga box

Common meaning: set in gold

Other meanings: engrave

Journey through time

  1. Latincapsa‘a box’source
  2. Old Frenchmeaning shiftsa box → to set in goldenchasser‘to set in gold’source
  3. Englishenchase‘set in gold’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin capsa ‘a box’.

Roots

  • capsa Latin “a chest”

Related words

cashcasket

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