Where does “fo-aachaptan” come from?
fo-aachaptan (Manx) comes from Manx aachaptan, from Manx captan, from English Captain, from Middle English capitain, from Old French capitaine, from Latin capitāneus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput — to seize, hold.
fo-aachaptan (Manx): second lieutenant
Ancestry of “fo-aachaptan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Manx | aachaptan | lieutenant |
| 2 | Manx | captan | captain, commodore; skipper |
| 3 | English | Captain | An army officer title in most countries; The... |
| 4 | Middle English | capitain | The head of a military grouping or force; a... |
| 5 | Old French | capitaine | leader |
| 6 | Latin | capitāneus | — |
| 7 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |