Where does “kabelvax” come from?
kabelvax (Swedish) comes from Swedish kabel, 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 — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
kabelvax (Swedish): cable wax
Definitions
- cable wax
Ancestry of “kabelvax”, step by step
kabelvax traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish kabel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kabel | cable |
| 2 | French | câble | cable; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 3 | Old French | cable | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | caplum | — |
| 5 | Latin | capulum | handle; hilt; halter, lasso |
| 6 | Latin | capiō | to take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |