Where does “cabowner” come from?
cabowner (English) comes from English cab, from English cabriolet, from French cabriolet, from Italian cabriola, from Latin capreolus, from Latin caprea, from Latin -ea, from Latin -eus — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
cabowner (English): The owner of a cab
Definitions
- The owner of a cab
Ancestry of “cabowner”, step by step
cabowner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cab
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cab | A taxi; a taxicab; Compartment at the front of a... |
| 2 | English | cabriolet | An automobile with a retractable top; A light... |
| 3 | French | cabriolet | a cabriolet carriage; a convertible car; a... |
| 4 | Italian | cabriola | — |
| 5 | Latin | capreolus | roe deer, roebuck |
| 6 | Latin | caprea | a roe deer; a wild female goat; vocative singular... |
| 7 | Latin | -ea | nominative feminine singular of -eus; nominative... |
| 8 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -εῖος | Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
via English owner
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | owner | One who owns something; The captain of a ship |
| 2 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 3 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 4 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 5 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |