Where does “قفلة” come from?
قفلة (Arabic) comes from Classical Syriac ܩܦܠܐܘܢ, from Aramaic קפלאון, from Ancient Greek κεφάλαιον, from Ancient Greek κεφάλαιος, from Ancient Greek κεφαλή, from Latin Taxus, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio — to see, to look, to observe.
قفلة (Arabic): an instance of there being a locking-up or block, for instance a writer’s block
Definitions
- an instance of there being a locking-up or block, for instance a writer’s block
Ancestry of “قفلة”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Syriac | ܩܦܠܐܘܢ | chapter; main thing, foremost matter; greater... |
| 2 | Aramaic | קפלאון | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κεφάλαιον | main point, gist; sum, total; chapter |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κεφάλαιος | main, chief, principal, primary; capital,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κεφαλή | head; a person's life; the top-most part |
| 6 | Latin | Taxus | yew |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 8 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 9 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 13 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |