Where does “capteyn” come from?

capteyn (Middle English) comes from Old French capitaine, from Latin capitāneus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

capteyn (Middle English): Alternative form of capitain

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of capitain

Ancestry of “capteyn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcapitaineleader
2Latincapitāneuslarge, chief in size
3Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
4Proto-Italickaputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “capteyn”

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