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Where does “kaapelihylly” come from?

kaapelihylly (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaapeli, from Swedish kabel, from French câble, from Old French cable, from Vulgar Latin caplum, from Latin capulum, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

kaapelihylly (Finnish): cable tray

Definitions

  1. cable tray

Ancestry of “kaapelihylly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaapelicable
2Swedishkabelcable
3Frenchcâblecable; first-person singular present indicative...
4Old Frenchcable—
5Vulgar Latincaplum—
6Latincapulumhandle; hilt; halter, lasso
7Latincapiō—
8Proto-Italickapiōtake
9Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
10Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
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