Where does “кабельный” come from?
кабельный (Russian) comes from Russian ка́бель, from German kabel, from Polish kabel, from German Kabel, from Middle High German kabel, from Middle Dutch cabel, from French câble, from Old French cable — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
кабельный (Russian): cable
Ancestry of “кабельный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | ка́бель | — |
| 2 | German | kabel | inflection of kabeln:
## first-person singular... |
| 3 | Polish | kabel | cable; snitch, informant |
| 4 | German | Kabel | cable; telegram; thick rope |
| 5 | Middle High German | kabel | — |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | cabel | thick rope |
| 7 | French | câble | cable; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 8 | Old French | cable | — |
| 9 | Vulgar Latin | caplum | — |
| 10 | Latin | capulum | handle; hilt; halter, lasso |
| 11 | Latin | capiō | — |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |