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
- to finish; to complete; to finish; to end up
Ancestry of “acabar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | acabar | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | accapare | present active infinitive of *accapō;... |
| 3 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
Words derived from “acabar”