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 cāpō →Every word from Latin cappō →Every word from Vulgar Latin cappare →