Where does “capmèstre” come from?
capmèstre (Occitan) comes from Occitan cap, from Old Occitan cap, from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
capmèstre (Occitan): head, chief
Definitions
- head, chief
Ancestry of “capmèstre”, step by step
capmèstre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Occitan cap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Occitan | cap | head; cape, headland |
| 2 | Old Occitan | cap | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | capus | — |
| 4 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
via Occitan mèstre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Occitan | mèstre | master; mainsail |
| 2 | Old Occitan | maestre | master; Master; magister |
| 3 | Latin | magister | teacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | magisteros | bigger, greater |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂isteros | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |