Borrowed from French cassis ( “ black currant ” ) , probably from Latin cassia , from Hebrew קציעה ( qetzi'ah ) .
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cassis idis, f Source etymology: SCAD- , a helmet of metal: muliones cum cassidibus, Cs.: equinis Fulva iubis, O.: caelata, Iu.—Poet.: aetas patiens cassidis, i. e. of war, Iu.
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cassis is, m Source etymology: SCAD- , a hunting-net, snare, toil: viso casse, O.—Usu. plur: (cervos) cassibus agitare, V.: ponere, O.—A spider's web: in foribus suspendit aranea casses, V.
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Probably from Latin cassia , from Hebrew קציעה ( qetzi'ah ) , meaning incense cassia or the cassia tree.
Often supposed to be from a Proto-Indo-European * kadʰ- ( “ to guard, cover, care for, protect ” ) and cognate with Proto-Germanic * hattuz ( “ hat ” ) , whence English hat , but this is nowadays disputed . De Vaan instead suggests a borrowing from Ancient Greek based on the suffix and lack of a better explanation, though no matching word is known.
Related to Etruscan 𐌂𐌀𐌔𐌔𐌉𐌔 ( cassis ) . See also cūdō ( “ helmet ” ) .
The origin is uncertain . Probably connected with catēna ( “ chain ” ) . Pokorny derives both from Proto-Indo-European * kat- ( “ to link or weave together ” ) . See also Proto-Slavic * košь ( “ basket ” ) .
Martirosyan connects cassis and catēna with Old Armenian ցանց ( cʻancʻ , “ casting-net ” ) and derives all from a Mediterranean substrate .
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