Where does “cabell” come from?

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

cabell (Catalan): hair

Definitions

  1. hair

Ancestry of “cabell”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincapillusa hair; hair; a head of hair: locks, tresses
2Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
3Proto-Italickaputhead
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “cabell”

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