Where does “tête de boche” come from?

tête de boche (French) comes from French caboche, from French caboce, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

tête de boche (French): stubbornhead

Definitions

  1. stubbornhead

Ancestry of “tête de boche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcabochehead
2Frenchcaboce—
3Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
4Proto-Italickaputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “tête de boche”

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