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Where does “kabel” come from?

kabel (Swedish) comes from French câble, from Old French cable, from Vulgar Latin caplum, from Latin capulum, from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

kabel (Swedish): cable

Definitions

  1. cable

Ancestry of “kabel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcâblecable; first-person singular present indicative...
2Old Frenchcable—
3Vulgar Latincaplum—
4Latincapulumhandle; hilt; halter, lasso
5Latincapiō—
6Proto-Italickapiōtake
7Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
8Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Words derived from “kabel”

  • kaapelimodeemi
  • kaapelitelevisio
  • kaapelikanava
  • kaapelikenkä
  • kaapelinmitta
  • kaapelihylly
  • kaapeliverkko
  • kaapeli
  • antennikaapeli
  • koaksiaalikaapeli
  • kabelvax
  • startkabel
  • kraftkabel
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