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Where does “cavesson” come from?

cavesson (English) comes from French caveçon, from Italian capezzone, from Italian capezza, from Vulgar Latin capitia, from Latin capitium, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.

cavesson (English): A part of a horse's bridle that consists of a...

Definitions

  1. A part of a horse's bridle that consists of a...

Ancestry of “cavesson”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcaveçoncavesson
2Italiancapezzonelongeing cavesson , lungeing cavesson
3Italiancapezza—
4Vulgar Latincapitia—
5Latincapitiumcovering for the head; opening in a tunic for the...
6Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
7Proto-Italickaputhead
8Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
9Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
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