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: Borrowed from Late Latin capitāneus, from caput (“head”) + -āneus.
aile: capitán a guerra, capitán chino, capitán de alto bordo, capitán de banderas, capitán de batallón, capitán de corbeta, capitán de fragata, capitán de guardias de corps, capitán de lanzas, capitán de llaves
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.
the senior 判官 (jō, “third-in-command”) of the 兵衛府 (Hyōefu) or the 衛門府 (Emonfu) · a captain (army or air force officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · a lieutenant (naval officer whose rank is above that of ensign in the Navy and below that of a lieutenant commander)
köken: 大 (“grand”) + 尉. See 尉官 (ikan, “junior officer”) for more. Compare a similarly constructed title in feudal China, 太尉 (tàiwèi).
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.
captain (a naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore and rear admiral) · captain (one of the athletes on a sports team who is designated to make decisions, and is allowed to speak for his team with a referee or official.) · commander of a fortress
çekim: çoğul kapitányok
köken: A wanderword, via German Kapitän and Italian capitano.