Where does “acabado” come from?
acabado (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese acabar, from Old Portuguese acabar, from Vulgar Latin accapare, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
acabado (Portuguese): over; finished; finished; polished; exhausted;...
Definitions
- over; finished; finished; polished; exhausted;...
Ancestry of “acabado”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | acabar | to finish; to complete; to finish; to end up |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | acabar | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | accapare | present active infinitive of *accapō;... |
| 4 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |