Where does “Kaptain” come from?

Kaptain (Low German) comes from Middle Low German kapitein, from Medieval Latin capitaneus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

Kaptain (Low German): captain

Definitions

  1. captain

Ancestry of “Kaptain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germankapitein—
2Medieval Latincapitaneuslarge, chief in size; capital; captain, commander
3Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
4Proto-Italickaputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “Kaptain”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →