Where does “кафельный” come from?
кафельный (Russian) comes from Russian кафель, from German kachel, from Middle High German kachel, from Old High German chachala, from Vulgar Latin cacculus, from Latin caccabus, from Ancient Greek κάκκαβος — a pot or a pan.
кафельный (Russian): glazed tile
Definitions
- glazed tile
Ancestry of “кафельный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | кафель | tile, Dutch tile, stone / glazed tile |
| 2 | German | kachel | inflection of kacheln: ## first-person singular... |
| 3 | Middle High German | kachel | — |
| 4 | Old High German | chachala | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | cacculus | — |
| 6 | Latin | caccabus | Alternative form of cācabus; cooking pot; pot |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κάκκαβος | a pot or a pan |