Where does “կատապան” come from?
կատապան (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian կատապան, from Byzantine Greek κατεπάνω, from Latin catapanus, from Latin capitaneus, from Latin -aneus, from Latin -anus, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om.
կատապան (Armenian): a title of governors in medieval Armenia
Definitions
- a title of governors in medieval Armenia
Ancestry of “կատապան”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | կատապան | governor of a province; mayor of a town;... |
| 2 | Byzantine Greek | κατεπάνω | title of Byzantine governors |
| 3 | Latin | catapanus | — |
| 4 | Latin | capitaneus | large, chief in size; capital; captain, commander |
| 5 | Latin | -aneus | Of or pertaining to; -aneous |
| 6 | Latin | -anus | Of or pertaining to; -ian |
| 7 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |