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...
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- A part of a horse's bridle that consists of a...
Ancestry of “cavesson”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | caveçon | cavesson |
| 2 | Italian | capezzone | longeing cavesson , lungeing cavesson |
| 3 | Italian | capezza | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | capitia | — |
| 5 | Latin | capitium | covering for the head; opening in a tunic for the... |
| 6 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |