Where does “kabo” come from?
kabo (Cebuano) comes from Spanish cabo, from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
kabo (Cebuano): dipper
Definitions
- dipper
Ancestry of “kabo”, step by step
kabo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish cabo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | cabo | end, edge, extremity; end, finish, conclusion;... |
| 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 Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kabuq
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *kabuq | — |