kapitein
Dutch (Brabantic)
/kaː.piˈtɛi̯n/
noun
Definitions
- captain person in command of a ship
- captain military officer
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch capitein derived from Old French capitaine (leader) derived from capitāneus.
Origin
capitāneus
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- captain English
- capitaneus Latin
- capitāneus Latin
- kapten Swedish
- capitain Middle English
- captaen Irish
- capitaine Old French
- kapten Indonesian
- capitein Middle Dutch
- kapitān Middle High German
- capitaine Middle French
- 甲必丹 Chinese
- capitāneus ML