Where does “caparreta” come from?

caparreta (Catalan) comes from Catalan caparra, 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.

caparreta (Catalan): cochineal insect in the family

Definitions

  1. cochineal insect in the family

Ancestry of “caparreta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancaparraheadache
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- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →