Where does “Cabo” come from?

Cabo (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese cabo, 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 (Portuguese): cape piece of land extending beyond the coast

Definitions

  1. cape piece of land extending beyond the coast

Ancestry of “Cabo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesecabobesides; nearby
2Vulgar Latincapus—
3Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
4Proto-Italickaputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “Cabo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →