Where does “escabellar” come from?

escabellar (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.

escabellar (Catalan): to muss or tousel the hair of (someone), to dishevel

Definitions

  1. to muss or tousel the hair of (someone), to dishevel

Ancestry of “escabellar”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →