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Where does “caveçon” come from?

caveçon (French) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

caveçon (French): cavesson

Definitions

  1. cavesson

Ancestry of “caveçon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancapezzonelongeing cavesson , lungeing cavesson
2Italiancapezza—
3Vulgar Latincapitia—
4Latincapitiumcovering for the head; opening in a tunic for the...
5Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
6Proto-Italickaputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
8Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “caveçon”

  • cavesson
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