Where does “kapitánka” come from?
kapitánka (Czech) comes from Czech kapitán, from Old Czech kapitán, from Middle High German kapitān, from Old French capitaine, from Latin capitāneus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.
kapitánka (Czech): female captain
Definitions
- female captain
Ancestry of “kapitánka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | kapitán | captain |
| 2 | Old Czech | kapitán | deputy of a king |
| 3 | Middle High German | kapitān | — |
| 4 | Old French | capitaine | leader |
| 5 | Latin | capitāneus | large, chief in size |
| 6 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |