Where does “capar” come from?

capar (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese capar, from Vulgar Latin cappare, from Latin cappō, from Latin cāpō — a capon.

capar (Portuguese): to castrate

Definitions

  1. to castrate

Ancestry of “capar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesecapar
2Vulgar Latincappare
3Latincappō
4Latincāpōa capon
Every word from Latin cāpōEvery word from Latin cappōEvery word from Vulgar Latin cappare