Where does “cabezolo” come from?

cabezolo (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.

cabezolo (Galician): tadpole

Definitions

  1. tadpole

Ancestry of “cabezolo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciancabezahead; extreme of an axle; extreme or top of...
2Old Portuguesecabeça
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap-Every word from Proto-Indo-European káputEvery word from Proto-Italic kaput