Where does “caudal” come from?

caudal (Portuguese) comes from Spanish caudal, from Old Spanish cabdal, from Latin capitālis, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

caudal (Portuguese): caudal; caudal vertebra; torrent

Definitions

caudal; caudal vertebra; torrent

Ancestry of “caudal”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	caudal	flow; volume; funds
2	Old Spanish	cabdal	—
3	Latin	capitālis	of the head or life
4	Latin	caput	head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
5	Proto-Italic	kaput	head
6	Proto-Indo-European	káput	head
7	Proto-Indo-European	kap-	to seize, hold

Words derived from “caudal”

caudaloso

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →