Where does “kapnei” come from?

kapnei (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ne, from French né, from Middle French ne, from Old French né, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

kapnei (Esperanto): to shake one's head no

Definitions

  1. to shake one's head no

Ancestry of “kapnei”, step by step

kapnei traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto ne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoneno; not; non-
2Frenchpast participle of naître; Alternative form of ne
3Middle Frenchnenot; Alternative form of ny
4Old Frenchpast participle of naistre; born
5Latinnātusborn, arisen, made
6Latingnātus
7Proto-Italicgnātosborn
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Esperanto kapo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantokapohead; kappa
2Latincapusa bird of prey
3Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
4Proto-Italickaputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tósEvery word from Proto-Italic gnātos
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