Where does “Cabo Canaveral” come from?
Cabo Canaveral (Portuguese) comes from English Cape Canaveral, from Spanish Cabo Cañaveral, from Spanish 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.
Ancestry of “Cabo Canaveral”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Cape Canaveral | named after the cape it is located at |
| 2 | Spanish | Cabo Cañaveral | — |
| 3 | Spanish | cabo | end, edge, extremity; end, finish, conclusion;... |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | capus | — |
| 5 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |