Where does “cabestrante” come from?
cabestrante (Spanish) comes from Occitan cabestran, from Latin capistrum, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
cabestrante (Spanish): capstan
Definitions
- capstan
Ancestry of “cabestrante”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Occitan | cabestran | capstan, winch |
| 2 | Latin | capistrum | halter, headstall, harness |
| 3 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |