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121concussion — [15] The etymological notion underlying concussion is of ‘violent shaking’; the modern connotation of a ‘jarring injury to the brain’ did not emerge until the 16th century. The word comes from late Latin concussiō, a noun derived from the past… …
122discuss — [14] The ultimate source of discuss meant ‘smash to pieces’. It comes from discuss , the past participle stem of Latin discutere, a compound verb formed from the prefix dis ‘apart’ and quatere ‘shake’ (from which English also gets concussion and… …
123cashier — {{11}}cashier (n.) person in charge of money, 1590s, from M.Fr. caissier treasurer, from caisse money box (see CASH (Cf. cash)). {{12}}cashier (v.) dismiss, 1590s, from M.Du. casseren, kaseeren to cast off, discharge, from Fr. casser to discharge …
124cask — mid 15c., from M.Fr. casque cask, helmet, from Sp. casco skull, cask, helmet, originally potsherd, from cascar to break up, from V.L. *quassicare, frequentative of L. quassare to shake, shatter (see QUASH (Cf. quash)). The sense evolution is… …
125concussion — c.1400, from L. concussionem (nom. concussio) a shaking, noun of action from pp. stem of concutere shake violently, from com together (see COM (Cf. com )) + quatere to shake (see QUASH (Cf. quash)). Modern brain injury sense is from 1540s …
126fracas — 1727, from Fr. fracas (15c.), from It. fracasso uproar, crash, back formation from fracassare to smash, crash, break in pieces, from fra , aphetic of L. infra below + It. cassare to break, from L. quassare to shake (see QUASH (Cf. quash …
127rescue — c.1300 (n. and v.), from stem of O.Fr. rescourre, from re , intensive prefix, + escourre to cast off, discharge, from L. excutere to shake off, drive away, from ex out + cutere, combining form of quatere to shake (see QUASH (Cf. quash)) …
128squash — {{11}}squash (n.) gourd fruit, 1640s, shortened borrowing from Narraganset (Algonquian) askutasquash, lit. the green things that may be eaten raw, from askut green, raw + asquash eaten, in which the ash is a plural affix (Cf. SUCCOTASH (Cf.… …
