Where does “mancebo” come from?
mancebo (Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin mancipius, from Latin mancipium, from Latin manceps, from Latin -ceps, from Old Latin -cipes, from Proto-Italic -kaputis, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.
mancebo (Portuguese): boy; coat stand, coat rack
Definitions
- boy; coat stand, coat rack
Ancestry of “mancebo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vulgar Latin | mancipius | slave |
| 2 | Latin | mancipium | The formal taking possession of goods bought;... |
| 3 | Latin | manceps | purchaser, renter; contractor, agent; surety,... |
| 4 | Latin | -ceps | -headed; -fold; -catcher |
| 5 | Old Latin | -cipes | "third declension"; Alternative form of -ceps;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -kaputis | -headed |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |