Where does “captainship” come from?
captainship (English) comes from Middle English capitainship, from Middle English capitain, from Old French capitaine, from Latin capitāneus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
captainship (English): captaincy
Definitions
- captaincy
Ancestry of “captainship”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | capitainship | The position of a military commander or... |
| 2 | Middle English | capitain | The head of a military grouping or force; a... |
| 3 | Old French | capitaine | leader |
| 4 | Latin | capitāneus | large, chief in size |
| 5 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |