Where does “capuú” come from?

capuú (Copala Triqui) comes from Spanish capón, from Vulgar Latin *cappō/*cappōnem, from Latin cāpō — a capon.

capuú (Copala Triqui): castrated

Definitions

  1. castrated

Ancestry of “capuú”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcapóncastrated; capon; pat or rap on the head
2Vulgar Latin*cappō/*cappōnem—
3Latincāpōa capon
Every word from Latin cāpō →Every word from Vulgar Latin *cappō/*cappōnem →Every word from Spanish capón →