Where does “Cabo Verdean” come from?
Cabo Verdean (English) comes from English Cabo Verde, from Portuguese Cabo Verde, from Portuguese Cabo, from Old Portuguese cabo, from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.
Ancestry of “Cabo Verdean”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Cabo Verde | — |
| 2 | Portuguese | Cabo Verde | Green Cape |
| 3 | Portuguese | Cabo | cape piece of land extending beyond the coast |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | cabo | besides; nearby |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | capus | — |
| 6 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |