Where does “kaszalot” come from?
kaszalot (Kashubian) comes from Polish kaszalot, from French cachalot, from Portuguese cachalote, from Portuguese cachola, from Portuguese cacho, from Latin capulum, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
kaszalot (Kashubian): sperm whale (Physeter catodon)
Definitions
- sperm whale (Physeter catodon)
Ancestry of “kaszalot”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | kaszalot | sperm whale, cachalot |
| 2 | French | cachalot | sperm whale |
| 3 | Portuguese | cachalote | cachalot, sperm whale |
| 4 | Portuguese | cachola | head; mind |
| 5 | Portuguese | cacho | hand; lock; raceme |
| 6 | Latin | capulum | handle; hilt; halter, lasso |
| 7 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |