Where does “cableway” come from?
cableway (English) comes from English cable, from Middle English cable, from Old Northern French cable, from Latin capulum, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
cableway (English): A system of suspended cables from which cable...
Definitions
- A system of suspended cables from which cable...
Ancestry of “cableway”, step by step
cableway traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cable | A long object used to make a physical connection;... |
| 2 | Middle English | cable | A cable or strong rope; Any kind of rope or... |
| 3 | Old Northern French | cable | — |
| 4 | Latin | capulum | handle; hilt; halter, lasso |
| 5 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |