Where does “kofur” come from?
kofur (Hausa) comes from English corporal, from French caporal, from Italian caporale, from Italian capo, from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.
kofur (Hausa): corporal
Definitions
- corporal
Ancestry of “kofur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | corporal | Having a physical, tangible body; material,... |
| 2 | French | caporal | corporal; caporal |
| 3 | Italian | caporale | corporal, lance corporal; bossy person; illegal... |
| 4 | Italian | capo | head; boss, chief, leader, master; end |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | capus | — |
| 6 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |