Where does “カーボベルデ共和国” come from?
カーボベルデ共和国 (Japanese) comes from Japanese カーボベルデ, from Portuguese Cabo Verde, from Portuguese Cabo, from Old Portuguese cabo, from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.
カーボベルデ共和国 (Japanese): the Republic of Cabo Verde
Definitions
- the Republic of Cabo Verde
Ancestry of “カーボベルデ共和国”, step by step
カーボベルデ共和国 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese カーボベルデ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | カーボベルデ | Cape Verde |
| 2 | Portuguese | Cabo Verde | Green Cape |
| 3 | Portuguese | Cabo | cape piece of land extending beyond the coast |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | cabo | besides; nearby |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | capus | — |
| 6 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |