Where does “kaapelinmitta” come from?
kaapelinmitta (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,...
kaapelinmitta (Finnish): cable length
Definitions
- cable length
Ancestry of “kaapelinmitta”, step by step
kaapelinmitta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kaapeli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 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,... |