Where does “kapverdenviistäjä” come from?
kapverdenviistäjä (Finnish) comes from German Kap Verde, from Portuguese Cabo Verde, from Portuguese Cabo, from Old Portuguese cabo, from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.
kapverdenviistäjä (Finnish): Fea's petrel, Cape Verde petrel, Pterodroma feae
Definitions
- Fea's petrel, Cape Verde petrel, Pterodroma feae
Ancestry of “kapverdenviistäjä”, step by step
kapverdenviistäjä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kap Verde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kap Verde | — |
| 2 | Portuguese | Cabo Verde | Green Cape |
| 3 | Portuguese | Cabo | cape piece of land extending beyond the coast |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | cabo | besides; nearby |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | capus | — |
| 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 |