Cable etymology

English

English word cable comes from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pyéti (To be grasping.)

Etymology of cable

Detailed word origin of cable

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*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 [...]

Words with the same origin as cable