Where does “kaapelimodeemi” come from?
kaapelimodeemi (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,...
kaapelimodeemi (Finnish): cable modem
Ancestry of “kaapelimodeemi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kaapeli | cable |
| 2 | Swedish | kabel | cable |
| 3 | French | câble | cable; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 4 | Old French | cable | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | caplum | — |
| 6 | Latin | capulum | handle; hilt; halter, lasso |
| 7 | Latin | capiō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |