Where does “cabochon” come from?

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

cabochon (English): A convex-cut, polished stone

Definitions

  1. A convex-cut, polished stone

Ancestry of “cabochon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcabochoncabochon; cul-de-lampe; Small nail with an...
2Old Frenchcabocehead
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 →