Where does “cobra-de-capelo” come from?
cobra-de-capelo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese capelo, 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.
cobra-de-capelo (Portuguese): cobra; literally: hooded snake
Definitions
- cobra; literally: hooded snake
Ancestry of “cobra-de-capelo”, step by step
cobra-de-capelo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese capelo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | capelo | cowl; red hat worn by cardinals, or a galero;... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | capelo | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | cappellus | — |
| 4 | Latin | cāppa | cape, cloak |
| 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 |
via Portuguese dê
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | dê | dee |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | de | of |
| 3 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 4 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 5 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Portuguese cobra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | cobra | snake |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | coobra | snake |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | colobra | — |
| 4 | Latin | colubra | a female snake, serpent; snake, serpent |
| 5 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |