Where does “šéftrenér” come from?
šéftrenér (Czech) comes from Czech trenér, from English trainer, from English train, from Middle English train, from Old French train, from Old French traïner, from Vulgar Latin traginare, from Latin tragēre — to run.
šéftrenér (Czech): head coach
Definitions
- head coach
Ancestry of “šéftrenér”, step by step
šéftrenér traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech trenér
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | trenér | coach, trainer |
| 2 | English | trainer | A person who trains another; a coach; A person... |
| 3 | English | train | Elongated portion; Connected sequence of people... |
| 4 | Middle English | train | — |
| 5 | Old French | train | a delay, a drawing out |
| 6 | Old French | traïner | Alternative form of trainer; to pull out, to draw |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | traginare | present active infinitive of *traginō |
| 8 | Latin | tragēre | — |
| 9 | Latin | trahere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | traho | I drag, pull; I trail; I extract, withdraw |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | traɣō | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | tregʰ- | to drag, pull?; to run, walk |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰregʰ- | to run |
via Czech šéf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | šéf | boss, chief |
| 2 | German | Chef | boss, chief |
| 3 | French | chef | head; article, principal point; principal motive,... |
| 4 | Middle French | chief | head |
| 5 | Old French | chief | head; leader, chief; front |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | capum | head, chief; head |
| 7 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |