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Where does “cavetto” come from?

cavetto (Italian) comes from Italian cavo, from Portuguese 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.

cavetto (Italian): lead, cable

Definitions

  1. lead, cable

Ancestry of “cavetto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancavohollow; hollow, cavity; first-person singular...
2PortugueseCabo—
3Old Portuguesecabobesides; nearby
4Vulgar Latincapus—
5Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
6Proto-Italickaputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
8Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “cavetto”

  • cavetto
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