Etymology

discase

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Today it means: To strip; to undress (remove cclothes) Full definition →

English case ← Middle English case ← Old Northern French casse
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The story

  1. Latindis-
  2. Old Frenchdes-
  3. Latindis-
  4. Middle Englishdis-
  5. Englishdis-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*kap-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*kapyéti
  8. Proto-Italic*kapjō
  9. Proto-Italic*kapsos
  10. Latincapsa
  11. Old Northern Frenchcasse
  12. Middle Englishcase
  13. Englishcase
  14. English todaydiscase

From dis- + case.

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