Where does “kapteeni” come from?
kapteeni (Finnish) comes from Swedish kapten, from Old Swedish kapiten, from Old French capitaine, from Latin capitāneus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
kapteeni (Finnish): A captain; A pilot in command
Definitions
- A captain; A pilot in command
Ancestry of “kapteeni”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kapten | captain; the person lawfully in command of a... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | kapiten | — |
| 3 | Old French | capitaine | leader |
| 4 | Latin | capitāneus | large, chief in size |
| 5 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |