Where does “芽キャベツ” come from?
芽キャベツ (Japanese) comes from Japanese キャベツ, from English cabbage, from Middle English caboche, from Anglo-Norman caboche, from Old French caboce, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.
芽キャベツ (Japanese): a Brussels sprout
Definitions
- a Brussels sprout
Ancestry of “芽キャベツ”, step by step
芽キャベツ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese キャベツ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | キャベツ | cabbage |
| 2 | English | cabbage | An edible plant having a head of green leaves;... |
| 3 | Middle English | caboche | cabbage; A kind of fish |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | caboche | head; Alternative form of caboce |
| 5 | Old French | caboce | head |
| 6 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
via Japanese 芽
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 芽 | sprout; bud, shoot; bud, sprout |