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Where does “kapitányság” come from?

kapitányság (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kapitány, from German kapitän, from Middle High German kapitān, from Old French capitaine, from Latin capitāneus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.

Ancestry of “kapitányság”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankapitánycaptain
2Germankapitän—
3Middle High Germankapitān—
4Old Frenchcapitaineleader
5Latincapitāneus—
6Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
7Proto-Italickaputhead
8Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
9Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “kapitányság”

  • rendőrkapitányság
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