Where does “nirkabel” come from?
nirkabel (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian kabel, from Dutch kabel, from Middle Dutch cabel, from French câble, from Old French cable, from Vulgar Latin caplum, from Latin capulum, from Latin capiō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
nirkabel (Indonesian): wireless
Definitions
- wireless
Ancestry of “nirkabel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | kabel | cable |
| 2 | Dutch | kabel | cable; cable television; cable internet |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | cabel | thick rope |
| 4 | French | câble | cable; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 5 | Old French | cable | — |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | caplum | — |
| 7 | Latin | capulum | handle; hilt; halter, lasso |
| 8 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |