Where does “cattlewealth” come from?
cattlewealth (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.
cattlewealth (English): Wealth measured in the number of cattle owned
Definitions
- Wealth measured in the number of cattle owned
Ancestry of “cattlewealth”, step by step
cattlewealth 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 wealth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wealth | Riches; valuable material possessions; A great... |
| 2 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 3 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 4 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |