Where does “cabochon” come from?

cabochon (French) comes from Old French caboce, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

cabochon (French): cabochon; cul-de-lampe; Small nail with an...

Definitions

  1. cabochon; cul-de-lampe; Small nail with an...

Ancestry of “cabochon”, step by step

cabochon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French caboce

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcabocehead
2Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
3Proto-Italickaputhead
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

via French caboché

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcabochéhead
2Old Northern Frenchcaboce—

Words derived from “cabochon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →
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