Where does “cabusset” come from?

cabusset (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.

cabusset (Catalan): dabchick

Definitions

  1. dabchick

Ancestry of “cabusset”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap-
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