Where does “cáp treo” come from?
cáp treo (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 treo (Vietnamese): aerial tram; cable car
Definitions
- aerial tram; cable car
Ancestry of “cáp treo”, step by step
cáp treo 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,... |