Where does “bataljonschef” come from?
bataljonschef (Danish) comes from Danish chef, from French chef, from Middle French chief, from Old French chief, from Vulgar Latin capum, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.
bataljonschef (Danish): battalion commander
Definitions
- battalion commander
Ancestry of “bataljonschef”, step by step
bataljonschef traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish chef
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | chef | A boss; person in charge, person who directly... |
| 2 | French | chef | head; article, principal point; principal motive,... |
| 3 | Middle French | chief | head |
| 4 | Old French | chief | head; leader, chief; front |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | capum | head, chief; head |
| 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 |
via Danish bataljon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | bataljon | battalion |
| 2 | French | bataillon | battalion |
| 3 | Italian | battaglione | battalion |
| 4 | Italian | battaglia | battle, fight; third-person singular present... |
| 5 | Late Latin | battualia | military exercises |
| 6 | Latin | battuo | I beat, hit, pound, beat up; I fight; I bang |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |