Where does “calabrote” come from?
calabrote (Galician) comes from Galician cable, from French câble, from Old French cable, from Vulgar Latin caplum, from Latin capulum, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
calabrote (Galician): cable strong, large-diameter wire or rope
Definitions
- cable strong, large-diameter wire or rope
Ancestry of “calabrote”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | cable | cable |
| 2 | French | câble | cable; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 3 | Old French | cable | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | caplum | — |
| 5 | Latin | capulum | handle; hilt; halter, lasso |
| 6 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |