Where does “קאַפּיטאַן” come from?
קאַפּיטאַן (Yiddish) comes from Russian капита́н, from French capitaine, from Middle French capitaine, from Old French capitaine, from Latin capitāneus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.
קאַפּיטאַן (Yiddish): captain
Definitions
- captain
Ancestry of “קאַפּיטאַן”, step by step
קאַפּיטאַן traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian капита́н
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | капита́н | captain, commander, master, skipper, team leader |
| 2 | French | capitaine | captain, leader |
| 3 | Middle French | capitaine | captain |
| 4 | Old French | capitaine | leader |
| 5 | Latin | capitāneus | large, chief in size |
| 6 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
via Ukrainian капіта́н
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | капіта́н | captain |