Where does “kapusta” come from?
kapusta (English) comes from Polish Kapusta, from Russian капу́ста, from Slovak kapusta, from Ukrainian капу́ста, from Old East Slavic капуста, from Latin composita, from Latin compositus, from Latin compono — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
kapusta (English): A dish of braised or stewed sauerkraut or cabbage, with bacon, mushroom and onion or garlic
Definitions
- A dish of braised or stewed sauerkraut or cabbage, with bacon, mushroom and onion or garlic
Ancestry of “kapusta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | Kapusta | cabbage |
| 2 | Russian | капу́ста | cabbage |
| 3 | Slovak | kapusta | cabbage |
| 4 | Ukrainian | капу́ста | cabbage |
| 5 | Old East Slavic | капуста | cabbage |
| 6 | Latin | composita | nominative feminine singular of compositus;... |
| 7 | Latin | compositus | ordered, arranged, regular, matching; composed,... |
| 8 | Latin | compono | I arrange, compile, compose, make up; I... |
| 9 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 10 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 11 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 12 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 16 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 17 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 18 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 19 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 20 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 21 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 22 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |