Where does “kapo” come from?
kapo (Indonesian) comes from English capo, from English capotasto, from Italian capotasto, from Italian tasto, from Italian tastare, from Vulgar Latin tastare, from Latin taxāre, from Latin Taxus — I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think.
kapo (Indonesian): kapo, prisoner functionary (a prisoner who was given privileges in return for supervising other prisoners)
Definitions
- kapo, prisoner functionary (a prisoner who was given privileges in return for supervising other prisoners)
Ancestry of “kapo”, step by step
kapo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English capo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | capo | A movable bar placed across the fingerboard of a... |
| 2 | English | capotasto | A device, placed across the strings of a fretted... |
| 3 | Italian | capotasto | capotasto |
| 4 | Italian | tasto | key, button; touch, feel; fret, fingerboard |
| 5 | Italian | tastare | to feel, grope, cop a feel; to probe |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | tastare | to touch, feel; present active infinitive of... |
| 7 | Latin | taxāre | — |
| 8 | Latin | Taxus | yew |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 10 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 11 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
via German Kapo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kapo | kapo; capo; foreman |