Where does “kappverdisk” come from?
kappverdisk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk Kapp Verde, 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.
kappverdisk (Norwegian Nynorsk): Cape Verdean
Definitions
- Cape Verdean
Ancestry of “kappverdisk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | Kapp 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 |