Where does “eixugacabells” come from?

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

eixugacabells (Catalan): hairdryer

Definitions

  1. hairdryer

Ancestry of “eixugacabells”, step by step

eixugacabells traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan cabell

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancabellhair
2Latincapillusa hair; hair; a head of hair: locks, tresses
3Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
4Proto-Italickaputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

via Catalan eixugar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalaneixugarto dry; to remove all the liquid from a...
2Latinexsūcāre—
3Latinsūcusjuice
4Proto-Indo-Europeansug-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →