Where does “cabbage” come from?
Cabbage comes from Middle English caboche, from Anglo-Norman caboche, from Old French caboce, derived from Old French boce meaning "head," from Frankish bottja, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰewd- meaning "to swell."
cabbage (English): An edible plant having a head of green leaves;...
Definitions
- An edible plant having a head of green leaves;...
Ancestry of “cabbage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | caboche | cabbage; A kind of fish |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | caboche | head; Alternative form of caboce |
| 3 | Old French | caboce | head |
| 4 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
Words derived from “cabbage”