Where does “alcapus” come from?
alcapus (Jakaltek) comes from Spanish arcabuz, from French arquebuse, from Dutch haakbus, from Dutch bus, from Latin omnibus, from Latin omnis, from Proto-Italic opnis, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ep-ni-s — to work, toil, make; ability, force.
alcapus (Jakaltek): shotgun
Definitions
- shotgun
Ancestry of “alcapus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | arcabuz | harquebus; harquebusier |
| 2 | French | arquebuse | arquebus; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Dutch | haakbus | harquebus, arquebus |
| 4 | Dutch | bus | bus, omnibus; minibus, minivan; bus |
| 5 | Latin | omnibus | dative masculine plural of omnis; dative feminine... |
| 6 | Latin | omnis | every; all |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | opnis | every, all |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ep-ni-s | working |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ep- | to work, toil, make; ability, force |