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Where does “caboce” come from?

caboce (Old French) comes from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

caboce (Old French): head

Definitions

  1. head

Ancestry of “caboce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
2Proto-Italickaputhead
3Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
4Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “caboce”

  • cabbage
  • cabbaged
  • cabbagey
  • cabbagelike
  • cabbagy
  • skunk cabbage
  • cabbageless
  • キャベツ
  • caboche
  • caboche
  • iklabishi
  • kabis
  • caboche
  • kabij
  • kaabij
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