cavity | from cavus (“hollow, excavated, concave”) + -tās (“-ity” | |
closet | From clausus (“shut, closed”), perfect passive participle of claudō (“I shut, close”) | |
cupboard | Equivalent to cup + board. | cupboard |
cell | from Latin cella (“chamber, small room, compartment”) | |
box | from πύξος (púxos, “box tree; boxwood”)) | |
casket | from cask + et | |
chest | from Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē, “chest, box, basket, hamper”), | |
case | from Latin capsa (“box, bookcase”), | |
suit case | from Latin capsa (“box, bookcase”), | |
baggage | from bague (“bundle”) | |
luggage | lug (“to drag”) | |