Where does “cabeiro” come from?

cabeiro (Galician) comes from Galician cabo, from Old Portuguese cabo, from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

cabeiro (Galician): tusk

Definitions

  1. tusk

Ancestry of “cabeiro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciancaboend, tip, final part; cape, headland; handle
2Old Portuguesecabobesides; nearby
3Vulgar Latincapus—
4Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
5Proto-Italickaputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →