Where does “encabezar” come from?

encabezar (Asturian) comes from Asturian cabeza, from Vulgar Latin capitia, from Latin capitium, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

encabezar (Asturian): to head, lead

Definitions

  1. to head, lead

Ancestry of “encabezar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Asturiancabezahead
2Vulgar Latincapitia—
3Latincapitiumcovering for the head; opening in a tunic for the...
4Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
5Proto-Italickaputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
7Proto-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 →