Where does “cattlebreeder” come from?
cattlebreeder (English) comes from English cattle, from Middle English catel, from Anglo-Norman catel, from Medieval Latin capitale, from Latin capitālis, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.
cattlebreeder (English): A person who breeds cattle
Definitions
- A person who breeds cattle
Ancestry of “cattlebreeder”, step by step
cattlebreeder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cattle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cattle | Domesticated bovine animals; Certain other... |
| 2 | Middle English | catel | Property, as distinguished from rent or income |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | catel | personal property; Alternative form of chatel |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | capitale | young cattle |
| 5 | Latin | capitālis | of the head or life |
| 6 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
via English breeder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | breeder | A person who breeds plants or animals; A person... |
| 2 | English | breed | To produce offspring sexually; to bear young; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | breden | Alternative form of breiden; to make broad;... |
| 4 | Old English | brēdan | to bear offspring |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | brōdijaną | To keep warm; brood; To breed |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰreh₁- | warm; breath, mist, vapour, steam |