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Where does “cabo” come from?

cabo (Old Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

cabo (Old Portuguese): besides; nearby

Definitions

  1. besides; nearby

Ancestry of “cabo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cabo”

  • Cape Verde
  • Cabo Verde
  • Cape Verdean
  • Cabo Verde
  • cabo
  • カーボベルデ
  • Kapp Verde
  • kappverdisk
  • kappverdisk
  • Kapp Verde
  • cabo
  • केप वर्डे
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