Where does “cable” come from?
Cable comes from Old Northern French cable, a word of unknown ultimate origin.
cable (English): A long object used to make a physical connection;...
Definitions
- A long object used to make a physical connection;...
Ancestry of “cable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | cable | A cable or strong rope; Any kind of rope or... |
| 2 | Old Northern French | cable | — |
| 3 | Latin | capulum | handle; hilt; halter, lasso |
| 4 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |