Where does “kawecan” come from?
kawecan (Polish) comes from French caveçon, from Italian capezzone, from Italian capezza, from Vulgar Latin capitia, from Latin capitium, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.
kawecan (Polish): lungeing cavesson
Definitions
- lungeing cavesson
Ancestry of “kawecan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | caveçon | cavesson |
| 2 | Italian | capezzone | lungeing cavesson |
| 3 | Italian | capezza | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | capitia | — |
| 5 | Latin | capitium | covering for the head; opening in a tunic for the... |
| 6 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |