English
sashay
Sashay comes from French chasser ‘chase’, from Latin captō ‘to strive to seize, catch or grasp at’, 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, seize’reconstructed
- Archaic Latinc. 700–75 BCEkapiō
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcapiō‘to take’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcaptō‘to strive to seize, catch or grasp at’frequentative of capiō
- Frenchc. 1600–presentchasser‘chase’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentchassépast participle of chasser
- Englishearliest quotation 1906sashay
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, seize’reconstructed
- Archaic Latinc. 700–75 BCEkapiō
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcapiō‘to take’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcaptō‘to strive to seize, catch or grasp at’frequentative of capiō
- Frenchc. 1600–presentchasser‘chase’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentchassépast participle of chasser
- Englishearliest quotation 1906sashay
Earliest quotation: 1906, O. Henry pseudonym; William Sydney Porte, The Brief Début Of Tildy: “Fresh guy,” explained Aileen, “last night as I was…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kap-
had, head, except, capital, heavy, captain, catch, capacity, escape, achieve, heavily, behavior, chapter, cape, chef, occupation, acceptance, cattle, cabin, capitol, haven, capita, chapel, behave, captive, precipitation, captivity, hawk, cad, conceive, mischief, chaplain, conceivable, mischievous, capillary, chieftain, precipitate, capo, cabana, haves, 138 more
through Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti ‘to be grasping’
through Proto-Italic *kapjō ‘to take, seize’
case, capsule, cassette, cashier, casket, cajon, kas, 27 more
through Archaic Latin kapiō
acceptable, imperceptible, 23 more
through Latin capiō ‘to take’
accept, receive, capable, cable, capture, cop, cash, recipe, reception, perception, recipient, anticipation, anticipate, caption, susceptible, deception, deceive, deceptive, deceit, preoccupation, receivable, captor, perceptible, captivate, preceptor, 25 more
through Latin captō ‘to strive to seize, catch or grasp at’
through French chassé
Today it means
noun A chassé.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kap- / sashay