Where does “monocable” come from?
monocable (English) comes from English cable, from Middle English cable, from Old Northern French cable, from Latin capulum, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
monocable (English): Describes a cableway in which the cable car is pulled along by the cable from which it is suspended
Definitions
- Describes a cableway in which the cable car is pulled along by the cable from which it is suspended
Ancestry of “monocable”, step by step
monocable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cable | A long object used to make a physical connection;... |
| 2 | Middle English | cable | A cable or strong rope; Any kind of rope or... |
| 3 | Old Northern French | cable | — |
| 4 | Latin | capulum | handle; hilt; halter, lasso |
| 5 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |