Where does “kaapelisolmu” come from?
kaapelisolmu (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,...
kaapelisolmu (Finnish): knot in the cable
Definitions
- knot in the cable
Ancestry of “kaapelisolmu”, step by step
kaapelisolmu 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,... |