Where does “descabello” come from?
descabello (English) comes from Spanish descabello, from Spanish descabellar, from Spanish cabello, from Old Spanish cabello, from Latin capillus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.
descabello (English): A small sword used by a bullfighter for the final...
Definitions
- A small sword used by a bullfighter for the final...
Ancestry of “descabello”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | descabello | descabello; Thrust with a descabello |
| 2 | Spanish | descabellar | to scalp (something) |
| 3 | Spanish | cabello | hair |
| 4 | Old Spanish | cabello | hair |
| 5 | Latin | capillus | a hair; hair; a head of hair: locks, tresses |
| 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 |