noun, feminine/ka.sɛt/plural: cassettes
treasure box; small box; cassette tape; cassette (set of sprockets)
“La cassette du roi.” — The royal treasure box.
Synonyms: coffret
Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Proto-Italic *kapsos Latin capsa Old Northern French casse Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Latin -ittus Old French -ete Middle French -ette French cassette Inherited from Middle French cassette, from Old Northern French casse (“case”) + -ette (diminutive). By surface analysis, *casse + -ette. Compare Italian cassetta.