Where does “tápkábel” come from?
tápkábel (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kábel, from German kabel, from Polish kabel, from German Kabel, from Middle High German kabel, from Middle Dutch cabel, from French câble, from Old French cable — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
tápkábel (Hungarian): power cord
Definitions
- power cord
Ancestry of “tápkábel”, step by step
tápkábel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian kábel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | kábel | cable |
| 2 | German | kabel | inflection of kabeln: ## first-person singular... |
| 3 | Polish | kabel | cable; snitch, informant |
| 4 | German | Kabel | cable; telegram; thick rope |
| 5 | Middle High German | kabel | — |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | cabel | thick rope |
| 7 | French | câble | cable; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 8 | Old French | cable | — |
| 9 | Vulgar Latin | caplum | — |
| 10 | Latin | capulum | handle; hilt; halter, lasso |
| 11 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
via Hungarian táp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | táp | nutrient, feed, nourishment |
| 2 | Hungarian | táplál | to nourish |
| 3 | Hungarian | -lál | Added to a noun to create a verb indicating... |
| 4 | Hungarian | -ál | Same as -l with the "-á-" linking vowel. Used for... |
| 5 | Hungarian | -l | Appended to a noun, an adjective or less... |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | -l | — |