Where does “acaba” come from?

acaba (Asturian) comes from Asturian acabar, from Vulgar Latin accapare, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

acaba (Asturian): third-person singular present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “acaba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Asturianacabarto finish, end, finish off; to manage, succeed;...
2Vulgar Latinaccaparepresent active infinitive of *accapō;...
3Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
4Proto-Italickaputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →