Where does “USB-kabel” come from?
USB-kabel (Dutch) comes from Dutch kabel, from Middle Dutch cabel, from French câble, from Old French cable, from Vulgar Latin caplum, from Latin capulum, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
USB-kabel (Dutch): USB cable
Definitions
- USB cable
Ancestry of “USB-kabel”, step by step
USB-kabel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch kabel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kabel | cable; cable television; cable internet |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | cabel | thick rope |
| 3 | French | câble | cable; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 4 | Old French | cable | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | caplum | — |
| 6 | Latin | capulum | handle; hilt; halter, lasso |
| 7 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
via Dutch USB
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | USB | — |