Where does “acabar” come from?

acabar (Occitan) comes from Vulgar Latin accapare, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

acabar (Occitan): to finish; to complete

Definitions

  1. to finish; to complete

Ancestry of “acabar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinaccaparepresent active infinitive of *accapō;...
2Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
3Proto-Italickaputhead
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “acabar

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap-Every word from Proto-Indo-European káputEvery word from Proto-Italic kaput
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