Where does “cablework” come from?

cablework (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,...

cablework (English): Cables generally; cabling

Definitions

  1. Cables generally; cabling

Ancestry of “cablework”, step by step

cablework traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cable

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcableA long object used to make a physical connection;...
2Middle EnglishcableA cable or strong rope; Any kind of rope or...
3Old Northern Frenchcable
4Latincapulumhandle; hilt; halter, lasso
5Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
6Proto-Italickapiōtake
7Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
8Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti
9Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

via English work

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishwork"Employment."; "Effort."; Sustained effort to...
2Middle Englishwerkwork
3Old Englishweorcwork, in various senses, including
4Proto-West Germanicwerkwork
5Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-