Where does “cabildo” come from?
Cabildo derives from Spanish cabildo, from Latin capitulum meaning a small head or chapter, from Latin caput meaning head, with formative elements from Proto-Indo-European kauput-, kapōlo, -trom, and -tḗr.
cabildo (English): A local government council in some...
Definitions
- A local government council in some...
Ancestry of “cabildo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | cabildo | Body of churchmen that forms the chapter of a... |
| 2 | Latin | capitulum | A head-like object or structure; A chapter,... |
| 3 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |