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Where does “startkabel” come from?

startkabel (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,...

startkabel (Swedish): a jump lead , jumper cable

Definitions

  1. a jump lead , jumper cable

Ancestry of “startkabel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkabelcable
2Frenchcâblecable; first-person singular present indicative...
3Old Frenchcable—
4Vulgar Latincaplum—
5Latincapulumhandle; hilt; halter, lasso
6Latincapiō—
7Proto-Italickapiōtake
8Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
9Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
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