Where does “acabar” come from?

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

acabar (Catalan): to finish, to complete; to end up, to wind up

Definitions

  1. to finish, to complete; to end up, to wind up

Ancestry of “acabar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinaccaparepresent active infinitive of *accapō;...
2Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
3Proto-Italickaputhead
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “acabar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →