Where does “Cape Verdean” come from?
Cape Verdean (English) comes from English Cape 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.
Cape Verdean (English): Of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, the Cape...
Definitions
- Of, from, or pertaining to Cape Verde, the Cape...
Ancestry of “Cape Verdean”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Cape 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 |