1793, "a little box," from French cassette, from Middle French casset, diminutive of Old North French casse "box" (see case (n.2)). Meaning "magnetic tape cartridge" is from 1960.
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cassation
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Cassegrain
casserole
cassette
cassia
Cassiopeia
cassis
Cassius
cassock
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