Where does “captanys” come from?
captanys (Manx) comes from Manx captan, from English Captain, from Middle English capitain, from Old French capitaine, from Latin capitāneus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.
captanys (Manx): captaincy, mastership, commodoreship
Definitions
- captaincy, mastership, commodoreship
Ancestry of “captanys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manx | captan | captain, commodore; skipper |
| 2 | English | Captain | An army officer title in most countries; The... |
| 3 | Middle English | capitain | The head of a military grouping or force; a... |
| 4 | Old French | capitaine | leader |
| 5 | Latin | capitāneus | large, chief in size |
| 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 |