Where does “Kapp Verde” come from?
Kapp Verde (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
Ancestry of “Kapp Verde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Cabo Verde | Green Cape |
| 2 | Portuguese | Cabo | cape piece of land extending beyond the coast |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | cabo | besides; nearby |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | capus | — |
| 5 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |