English
chassis
Chassis comes from French châssis ‘chassis, frame’, from châsse ‘reliquary’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kap-reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*kapyéti‘to be grasping’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kapjō‘to take, to seize’reconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*kapsosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcapsa‘case’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400chasse
- Frenchc. 1600–presentchâsse‘reliquary’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentchâssis‘chassis, frame’
- Englishearliest quotation 1913chassis
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kap-reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*kapyéti‘to be grasping’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kapjō‘to take, to seize’reconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*kapsosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcapsa‘case’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400chasse
- Frenchc. 1600–presentchâsse‘reliquary’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentchâssis‘chassis, frame’
- Englishearliest quotation 1913chassis
Earliest quotation: 1913, Robert Barr: “The door being open, Stranleigh walked in unannounced. A…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kap-
had, head, except, capital, heavy, captain, capacity, escape, catch, heavily, behavior, achieve, cape, chapter, occupation, acceptance, cattle, cabin, capitol, chef, haven, capita, behave, captive, precipitation, chapel, captivity, hawk, cad, conceive, conceivable, chaplain, mischief, capillary, mischievous, precipitate, capo, haves, chieftain, cabana, 140 more
through Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti ‘to be grasping’
acceptable, heave, heaving, heft, imperceptible, 29 more
through Proto-Italic *kapjō ‘to take, to seize’
accept, receive, capable, cable, capture, recipe, reception, perception, recipient, anticipation, anticipate, caption, susceptible, deception, cater, deceive, deceptive, deceit, preoccupation, receivable, perceptible, preceptor, 30 more
through Proto-Italic *kapsos
through Latin capsa ‘case’
case, cash, capsule, cassette, cajon, kas, 6 more
through Old French chasse
through French châsse ‘reliquary’
through French châssis ‘chassis, frame’
Today it means
noun The base frame of a vehicle, such as a motor vehicle.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kap- / chassis