Where does “caudaloso” come from?
caudaloso (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese caudal, 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.
caudaloso (Portuguese): torrential; abundant
Ancestry of “caudaloso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | caudal | caudal; caudal vertebra; torrent |
| 2 | Spanish | caudal | flow; volume; funds |
| 3 | Old Spanish | cabdal | — |
| 4 | Latin | capitālis | — |
| 5 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |