Where does “cáp quang” come from?
cáp quang (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese cáp, 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,...
cáp quang (Vietnamese): optical fibre cable
Definitions
- optical fibre cable
Ancestry of “cáp quang”, step by step
cáp quang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese cáp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | cáp | 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,... |