Where does “Capão” come from?

Capão (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese capon, from Latin cāpō — a capon.

Capão (Portuguese): a castrated animal

Definitions

  1. a castrated animal

Ancestry of “Capão”, step by step

Capão traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Portuguese capon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesecapon
2Latincāpōa capon

via Old Tupi 'ypa'ũ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupi'ypa'ũisland

Words derived from “Capão

Every word from Latin cāpōEvery word from Old Portuguese capon