cassette etymology

French word cassette comes from Old French casse ((Old Northern French) case (box; container, etc.).), French -ette

Detailed word origin of cassette

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
casse Old French (fro) (Old Northern French) case (box; container, etc.).
-ette French (fra)
cassette French (fra) A cassette tape. Any small box. Treasure box.

Words with the same origin as cassette

Descendants of -ette
allumette boulette braguette branlette camionnette casquette chaussette cigare cigarette couchette cuvette devinette fillette fourchette fourgonnette gâchette lunette mallette manchette mauviette oreillette roulette serviette sœurette