Where does “capblanc” come from?
capblanc (Catalan) comes from Catalan cap, from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
capblanc (Catalan): white-haired, hoary
Definitions
- white-haired, hoary
Ancestry of “capblanc”, step by step
capblanc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan cap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | cap | head; boss, chief, leader; cape |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | capus | — |
| 3 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
via Catalan blanc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | blanc | white; target; blank |
| 2 | Late Latin | blancus | white |
| 3 | Frankish | blank | bright; gleaming, white, blinding; bright,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *blank | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blankaz | bright, shining, white, gleaming, blinding |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bhleg- | to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch |