Where does “cabezada” come from?
cabezada (Galician) comes from Galician cabeza, from Old Portuguese cabeça, 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.
cabezada (Galician): headbutt
Definitions
- headbutt
Ancestry of “cabezada”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | cabeza | head; extreme of an axle; extreme or top of... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | cabeça | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | capitia | — |
| 4 | Latin | capitium | covering for the head; opening in a tunic for the... |
| 5 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |