Where does “كابوس” come from?
كابوس (Arabic) comes from Spanish arcabuz, from French arquebuse, from Dutch haakbus, from Dutch bus, from Latin omnibus, from Latin omnis, from Proto-Italic opnis, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ep-ni-s — to work, toil, make; ability, force.
كابوس (Arabic): nightmare; incubus
Definitions
- nightmare; incubus
Ancestry of “كابوس”, step by step
كابوس traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish arcabuz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | arcabuz | harquebus; harquebusier |
| 2 | French | arquebuse | arquebus; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Dutch | haakbus | harquebus, arquebus |
| 4 | Dutch | bus | bus, omnibus; minibus, minivan; bus |
| 5 | Latin | omnibus | dative masculine plural of omnis; dative feminine... |
| 6 | Latin | omnis | every; all |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | opnis | every, all |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ep-ni-s | working |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ep- | to work, toil, make; ability, force |
via Classical Syriac ܟܒܘܫܐ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Syriac | ܟܒܘܫܐ | — |
| 2 | Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | ܟܵܒ݂ܹܫ | — |
via Arabic كَابُوس
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | كَابُوس | — |