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Where does “캡스턴” come from?

캡스턴 (Korean) comes from English capstan, from Old French cabestan, from Old Occitan cabestan, from Old Occitan cabestre, from Latin capistrum, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

캡스턴 (Korean): capstan

Definitions

  1. capstan

Ancestry of “캡스턴”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcapstanA vertical cylindrical machine that revolves on a...
2Old Frenchcabestan—
3Old Occitancabestan—
4Old Occitancabestrepulley rope; pulley cord
5Latincapistrumhalter, headstall, harness
6Latincapiō—
7Proto-Italickapiōtake
8Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
9Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
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