Where does “kabelu” come from?
kabelu (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese cabelo, from Old Portuguese cabelo, from Latin capillus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
kabelu (Kabuverdianu): hair
Ancestry of “kabelu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | cabelo | hair, head of hair; hair |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | cabelo | hair |
| 3 | Latin | capillus | a hair; hair; a head of hair: locks, tresses |
| 4 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |