capitaine
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
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).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
capitaine m (plural capitaines)
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “capitaine” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old French capitaine, borrowed from Late Latin capitaneus.
NounEdit
capitaine m (plural capitaines)
DescendantsEdit
- French: capitaine