Where does “cabussar” come from?

cabussar (Occitan) comes from Catalan cap, from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

cabussar (Occitan): to dive, specifically head first

Definitions

  1. to dive, specifically head first

Ancestry of “cabussar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancaphead; boss, chief, leader; cape
2Vulgar Latincapus—
3Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
4Proto-Italickaputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “cabussar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →