Where does “kábeltévék” come from?
kábeltévék (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kábeltévé, from Hungarian kábel, from German kabel, from Polish kabel, from German Kabel, from Middle High German kabel, from Middle Dutch cabel, from French câble — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
Ancestry of “kábeltévék”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | kábeltévé | cable television |
| 2 | Hungarian | kábel | cable |
| 3 | German | kabel | inflection of kabeln: ## first-person singular... |
| 4 | Polish | kabel | cable; snitch, informant |
| 5 | German | Kabel | cable; telegram; thick rope |
| 6 | Middle High German | kabel | — |
| 7 | Middle Dutch | cabel | thick rope |
| 8 | French | câble | cable; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 9 | Old French | cable | — |
| 10 | Vulgar Latin | caplum | — |
| 11 | Latin | capulum | handle; hilt; halter, lasso |
| 12 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |