Where does “capotimoniere” come from?
capotimoniere (Italian) comes from Italian timoniere, from French timon, from Late Latin tīmōnem, from Latin temonem, from Latin temo, from Old Latin tecmonem, from Proto-Indo-European teḱs- — construct; weaponry; to plait, woodwork,...
capotimoniere (Italian): coxswain
Ancestry of “capotimoniere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | timoniere | helmsman; cox |
| 2 | French | timon | drawbar; tiller of a rudder |
| 3 | Late Latin | tīmōnem | — |
| 4 | Latin | temonem | accusative singular of tēmō |
| 5 | Latin | temo | pole; tongue; beam |
| 6 | Old Latin | tecmonem | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱs- | construct; weaponry; to plait, woodwork,... |