Where does “caboche” come from?

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

caboche (Old French): Alternative form of caboce

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of caboce

Ancestry of “caboche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcabocehead
2Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
3Proto-Italickaputhead
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →