Where does “gabagool” come from?
gabagool (English) comes from English capicola, from Italian capocollo, from Italian capo, from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
gabagool (English): capicola
Definitions
- capicola
Ancestry of “gabagool”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | capicola | A traditional Neapolitan-Italian cold cut made... |
| 2 | Italian | capocollo | neck; A type of salami made from neck and... |
| 3 | Italian | capo | head; boss, chief, leader, master; end |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | capus | — |
| 5 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |