Where does “cabbagewood” come from?
cabbagewood (English) comes from English cabbage, from Middle English caboche, from Anglo-Norman caboche, from Old French caboce, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
cabbagewood (English): The tree Ceodes umbellifera
Definitions
- The tree Ceodes umbellifera
Ancestry of “cabbagewood”, step by step
cabbagewood traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cabbage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cabbage | An edible plant having a head of green leaves;... |
| 2 | Middle English | caboche | cabbage; A kind of fish |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | caboche | head; Alternative form of caboce |
| 4 | Old French | caboce | head |
| 5 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
via English Wood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Wood | An English topographic surname for someone who lived in or near a wood |
| 2 | English | Frog | Alternative form of frog |
| 3 | Portuguese | froco | flock |
| 4 | Latin | floccus | tuft, wisp of wool |
| 5 | Frankish | flokko | down, wool, flock |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *flukkô | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |