Where does “cabelinho” come from?

cabelinho (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese cabelo, from Old Portuguese cabelo, from Latin capillus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

Ancestry of “cabelinho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecabelohair, head of hair; hair
2Old Portuguesecabelohair
3Latincapillusa hair; hair; a head of hair: locks, tresses
4Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
5Proto-Italickaputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →