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Where does “acabamento” come from?

acabamento (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.

acabamento (Portuguese): finishing; polish, refinement; the final, minor...

Definitions

  1. finishing; polish, refinement; the final, minor...

Ancestry of “acabamento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseacabarto finish; to complete; to finish; to end up
2Old Portugueseacabar—
3Vulgar Latinaccaparepresent active infinitive of *accapō;...
4Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
5Proto-Italickaputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
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