Where does “capvespre” come from?
capvespre (Catalan) comes 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.
capvespre (Catalan): dusk, nightfall
Definitions
- dusk, nightfall
Ancestry of “capvespre”, step by step
capvespre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan cap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | cap | head; boss, chief, leader; cape |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | capus | — |
| 3 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
via Catalan vespre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | vespre | late evening |
| 2 | Latin | vesper | the evening or vespers; supper, dinner; the... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *wesperos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wek(ʷ)speros | evening |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | we- | — |