English word cable comes from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pyéti (To be grasping.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*kh₂pyéti | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | To be grasping. |
*kh₂pyé- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
*kapiō | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Take, seize. |
capere | Latin (lat) | |
capulum | Late Latin (LL) | |
cable | Old Northern French (fro-nor) | |
cable | English (en) | (architecture) A moulding, shaft of a column, or any other member of convex, rounded section, made to resemble the spiral twist of a rope.. (communications) A system for transmitting television or Internet services over a network of coaxial or fibreoptic cables.. (finance) The currency pair British Pound against United States Dollar.. (material) A long object used to make a physical [...] |