Where does “kapten” come from?
kapten (Estonian) comes from Late Latin capitaneus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
kapten (Estonian): captain; captain; the athlete a sports team who...
Definitions
- captain; captain; the athlete a sports team who...
Ancestry of “kapten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | capitaneus | captain |
| 2 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |