Where does “cabeçada” come from?

cabeçada (Catalan) comes from Catalan cabeç, from Latin capitium, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

cabeçada (Catalan): headstall

Definitions

  1. headstall

Ancestry of “cabeçada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancabeçneck hole opening in a garment for the head
2Latincapitiumcovering for the head; opening in a tunic for the...
3Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
4Proto-Italickaputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
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