Where does “ܩܦܠܐܘܢ” come from?

ܩܦܠܐܘܢ (Classical Syriac) comes 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, from Latin -scopium — to see, to look, to observe.

ܩܦܠܐܘܢ (Classical Syriac): chapter; main thing, foremost matter; greater...

Definitions

chapter; main thing, foremost matter; greater...

Ancestry of “ܩܦܠܐܘܢ”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Aramaic	קפלאון	—
2	Ancient Greek	κεφάλαιον	main point, gist; sum, total; chapter
3	Ancient Greek	κεφάλαιος	main, chief, principal, primary; capital,...
4	Ancient Greek	κεφαλή	head; a person's life; the top-most part
5	Latin	Taxus	yew
6	Ancient Greek	εἶδος	That which is seen: form, image, shape;...
7	Spanish	-scopio	-scope
8	Latin	-scopium	—
9	Ancient Greek	σκοπέω	I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
10	Ancient Greek	σκοπός	watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
11	Ancient Greek	σκέπτομαι	I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
12	Proto-Hellenic	sképťomai	to look at
13	Proto-Indo-European	spéḱyeti	to be looking at, to keep looking at
14	Proto-Indo-European	speḱ-	to see, to look, to observe

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