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English word cable comes from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pyéti (To be grasping.)
*kh₂pyéti (Proto-Indo-European)
To be grasping.
*kh₂pyé- (Proto-Indo-European)
*kapiō (Proto-Italic)
Take, seize.
capere (Latin)
capulum (Late Latin)
cable (Old Northern French)
cable (English)
(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 [...]