Where does “Cape Canaveral” come from?

Cape Canaveral (English) comes from Spanish Cabo Cañaveral, 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.

Cape Canaveral (English): named after the cape it is located at

Definitions

  1. named after the cape it is located at

Ancestry of “Cape Canaveral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishCabo Cañaveral—
2Spanishcaboend, edge, extremity; end, finish, conclusion;...
3Vulgar Latincapus—
4Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
5Proto-Italickaputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “Cape Canaveral”

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