Where does “kapabel” come from?

kapabel (German) comes from French capable, from Middle French capable, from Latin capabilis, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

kapabel (German): capable; qualified

Definitions

  1. capable; qualified

Ancestry of “kapabel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcapableable, capable
2Middle Frenchcapable
3Latincapabiliscomprehensible; intelligent; capable
4Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
5Proto-Italickapiōtake
6Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
7Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti
8Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p-
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