Where does “cabeçal” come from?

cabeçal (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese cabeça, from Old Portuguese cabeça, from Vulgar Latin capitia, from Latin capitium, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

cabeçal (Portuguese): a type of compress applied to the head

Definitions

  1. a type of compress applied to the head

Ancestry of “cabeçal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecabeçahead
2Old Portuguesecabeça
3Vulgar Latincapitia
4Latincapitiumcovering for the head; opening in a tunic for the...
5Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
6Proto-Italickaputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
8Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap-Every word from Proto-Indo-European káputEvery word from Proto-Italic kaput