Where does “acabar” come from?

acabar (Portuguese) comes 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.

acabar (Portuguese): to finish; to complete; to finish; to end up

Definitions

  1. to finish; to complete; to finish; to end up

Ancestry of “acabar”, step by step

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

Words derived from “acabar”

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