Where does “Cabo Verde” come from?

Cabo Verde (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Cabo, 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 Verde (Portuguese): Green Cape

Definitions

  1. Green Cape

Ancestry of “Cabo Verde”, step by step

Cabo Verde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese Cabo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseCabocape piece of land extending beyond the coast
2Old Portuguesecabobesides; nearby
3Vulgar Latincapus—
4Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
5Proto-Italickaputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

via Portuguese Verde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseVerdegreen color/colour
2Old Portugueseverdegreen
3Latinviridisgreen; young, fresh, lively, youthful
4Latinvireōto be verdant, green; to sprout new green growth
5Latin-idae—

Words derived from “Cabo Verde”

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