Casing
/ˈkeɪ.sɪŋ/noun
The outer covering, shell, or enclosing layer of something; also the process of covering or surveying a place.
Did you know?Casing comes from the same deep Latin root as words for a box or house, which is why English uses it for both an outer shell and the act of scouting a place before a crime.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ḱeh₂-
“to hold, contain”
Latin
Latin
capsa
“box, chest, case”
Late Latin
Latin
capsa
“container, covering”
Old French
Old French
casse
“box, case, cover”
Middle English
English
casing
“a covering; act of enclosing or putting into a case”
Modern English
English
casing
“an outer covering, shell, or layer; the act of scouting or examining”