Where does “uncaptainly” come from?
uncaptainly (English) comes from English captainly, from English Captain, from Middle English capitain, from Old French capitaine, from Latin capitāneus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.
uncaptainly (English): Not captainly
Definitions
- Not captainly
Ancestry of “uncaptainly”, step by step
uncaptainly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English captainly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | captainly | Befitting a captain |
| 2 | English | Captain | An army officer title in most countries; The... |
| 3 | Middle English | capitain | The head of a military grouping or force; a... |
| 4 | Old French | capitaine | leader |
| 5 | Latin | capitāneus | large, chief in size |
| 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 un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |