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
| 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 | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “cobra-de-capelo”