Where does “おいちょかぶ” come from?
おいちょかぶ (Japanese) comes from Japanese カフ, from Portuguese Cabo, from Old Portuguese cabo, from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
おいちょかぶ (Japanese): (a Japanese card game similar to baccarat, where the goal is to achieve a hand scoring as close to 9 points as possible)
Definitions
- (a Japanese card game similar to baccarat, where the goal is to achieve a hand scoring as close to 9 points as possible)
Ancestry of “おいちょかぶ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | カフ | cuff |
| 2 | Portuguese | Cabo | cape piece of land extending beyond the coast |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | cabo | besides; nearby |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | capus | — |
| 5 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |