Where does “cabussó” come from?

cabussó (Catalan) comes from Occitan cabussar, from Catalan cap, from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

cabussó (Catalan): grebe any of various freshwater birds in the genus

Definitions

  1. grebe any of various freshwater birds in the genus

Ancestry of “cabussó”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Occitancabussarto dive, specifically head first
2Catalancaphead; boss, chief, leader; cape
3Vulgar Latincapus—
4Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
5Proto-Italickaputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “cabussó”

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