Casket
/ˈkæskɪt/noun
A small decorative box, or a coffin, especially in American English.
Did you know?*Casket* entered English as a diminutive of *cask*, and the coffin sense developed later in American English, turning a “little container” into a modern death-word.
Etymological Timeline
Old French
OF
cascet
“A small box or case”
16th Century
English
casket
“A small box, especially for valuables or jewelry”
17th Century
English
casket
“A coffin or burial container begins to appear”
Modern English
English
casket
“A small ornamental box; in American English, a coffin”