Where does “caboche” come from?
caboche (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman caboche, from Old French caboce, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
caboche (Middle English): cabbage; A kind of fish
Ancestry of “caboche”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | caboche | head; Alternative form of caboce |
| 2 | Old French | caboce | head |
| 3 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
Words derived from “caboche”