Where does “csapatkapitány” come from?
csapatkapitány (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian csapat, from Hungarian csap, from German Zapfen, from Middle High German zapfen, from Old High German zapfo, from Frankish tappō, from Proto-Germanic tappô, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂p- — to share, divide.
csapatkapitány (Hungarian): captain
Definitions
- captain
Ancestry of “csapatkapitány”, step by step
csapatkapitány traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian csapat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | csapat | group, troop, crew, flock; team; troop,... |
| 2 | Hungarian | csap | tap, faucet; spigot, pivot, peg, pin; cone |
| 3 | German | Zapfen | gerund of zapfen; plug, bung, pin, tap, spigot;... |
| 4 | Middle High German | zapfen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | zapfo | — |
| 6 | Frankish | tappō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tappô | plug; tap |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂p- | to sacrifice; to lose |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |
via Hungarian kapitány
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | kapitány | captain |
| 2 | German | kapitän | captain |
| 3 | Middle High German | kapitān | — |
| 4 | Old French | capitaine | leader |
| 5 | Latin | capitāneus | large, chief in size |
| 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 |