Where does “catepan” come from?
catepan (English) comes from Byzantine Greek κατεπάνω, from Latin catapanus, from Latin capitaneus, from Latin -aneus, from Latin -anus, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.
catepan (English): The governor of a catepanate such as the...
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- The governor of a catepanate such as the...
Ancestry of “catepan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Byzantine Greek | κατεπάνω | title of Byzantine governors |
| 2 | Latin | catapanus | — |
| 3 | Latin | capitaneus | large, chief in size; capital; captain, commander |
| 4 | Latin | -aneus | Of or pertaining to; -aneous |
| 5 | Latin | -anus | Of or pertaining to; -ian |
| 6 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |