köken: Inherited from Middle French capitaine, from Old French capitaine, borrowed from Late Latin capitaneus, from Latin caput. Compare the inherited Old French chevetaine (whence English chieftain). Doublet of cheftaine.
aile: âge du capitaine, capitainat, capitaine de corvette, capitaine de frégate, capitaine de soirée, capitaine de vaisseau, capitaine de vaisseau-major, capitaine d'industrie, capitainerie, capitainesse
köken: From earlier ناوخدا (nâvxodâ), compound of ناو (nâv, “boat, ship”) + خدا (xodâ, “master, lord, chief”). Compare Ancient Greek ναύκληρος (naúklēros), Latin nauclērus for the formation.
köken: Etymology tree Portuguese capitãobor.? English captininflu. Hindi कप्तान Possibly borrowed from Portuguese capitão, influenced by English captin. Compare Konkani कापितांव (kāpitāuva), Marathi कप्तान (kaptān), कापीतांव (kāpītāuva), कपीत (kapīt).
köken: From Italian capitano (itself from Late Latin capitāneus), entering in the Middle Ages, probably through a Levantine route; cf. Greek καπετάνιος (kapetánios), Turkish kaptan. Compare also Aromanian cãpitan. Doublet of căpătâi.