Where does “capelo” come from?

capelo (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese capelo, from Late Latin cappellus, from Latin cāppa, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

capelo (Portuguese): cowl; red hat worn by cardinals, or a galero;...

Definitions

  1. cowl; red hat worn by cardinals, or a galero;...

Ancestry of “capelo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesecapelo
2Late Latincappellus
3Latincāppacape, cloak
4Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
5Proto-Italickaputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “capelo

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap-Every word from Proto-Indo-European káputEvery word from Proto-Italic kaput