Etymology of the English word cableway
the English word
cablewayderived from the English word
cablederived from the French word
cablederived from the Late Latin word
capulum (sepulcher, tomb, scacophagus; sword-hilt, handle; handle of other implements)
derived from the Late Latin word
capere (to take; take hold, seize; grasp)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kap-derived from the French word
câblederived from the English word
wayderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wegh-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*wegazUsage
Word found in Modern English