Where does “caboched” come from?

caboched (English) comes from French caboche, from French caboce, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

caboched (English): Showing the full face, but nothing of the neck;...

Definitions

  1. Showing the full face, but nothing of the neck;...

Ancestry of “caboched”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcabochehead
2Frenchcaboce—
3Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
4Proto-Italickaputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →