Where does “cachalot” come from?
cachalot (French) comes from Portuguese cachalote, from Portuguese cachola, from Portuguese cacho, from Latin capulum, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
cachalot (French): sperm whale
Definitions
- sperm whale
Ancestry of “cachalot”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | cachalote | cachalot, sperm whale |
| 2 | Portuguese | cachola | head; mind |
| 3 | Portuguese | cacho | hand; lock; raceme |
| 4 | Latin | capulum | handle; hilt; halter, lasso |
| 5 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |