Where does “hästkapplöpning” come from?
hästkapplöpning (Swedish) comes from Swedish kapplöpning, from Swedish käpp, from Dutch kap, from Middle Dutch cappe, from Late Latin cappa, from Ancient Greek κάππα, from Phoenician 𐤊, from Egyptian 𓂧.
hästkapplöpning (Swedish): horse racing
Definitions
- horse racing
Ancestry of “hästkapplöpning”, step by step
hästkapplöpning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish kapplöpning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kapplöpning | a (foot) race (sometimes figurative) |
| 2 | Swedish | käpp | stick |
| 3 | Dutch | kap | cap; cover; stroke; chopping |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | cappe | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | cappa | cape, hood; cloak; cape, cloak |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κάππα | kappa, the name for the tenth letter Κ, κ of the... |
| 7 | Phoenician | 𐤊 | kaph; kap |
| 8 | Egyptian | 𓂧 | — |