Where does “acaballes” come from?

acaballes (Catalan) comes from Catalan 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.

acaballes (Catalan): final stages

Definitions

  1. final stages

Ancestry of “acaballes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanacabarto finish, to complete; to end up, to wind up
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 →