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Where does “cavezza” come from?

cavezza (Italian) comes 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.

cavezza (Italian): halter

Definitions

  1. halter

Ancestry of “cavezza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latincapitia—
2Latincapitiumcovering for the head; opening in a tunic for the...
3Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
4Proto-Italickaputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “cavezza”

  • accavezzare
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