Where does “de cabeça” come from?
de cabeça (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese de, from Old Portuguese de, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.
de cabeça (Portuguese): In one's head; from one's thoughts
Definitions
- In one's head; from one's thoughts
Ancestry of “de cabeça”, step by step
de cabeça traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese de
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | de | of; of; -en; from |
| 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 cabeça
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | cabeça | head |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | cabeça | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | capitia | — |
| 4 | Latin | capitium | covering for the head; opening in a tunic for the... |
| 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 |