Where does “repolho-gambá” come from?

repolho-gambá (Portuguese) comes from English skunk cabbage, from English cabbage, from Middle English caboche, from Anglo-Norman caboche, from Old French caboce, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.

repolho-gambá (Portuguese): either of two wetland plants of North America:...

Definitions

  1. either of two wetland plants of North America:...

Ancestry of “repolho-gambá”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishskunk cabbageAny of several leafy, foul-smelling plants,...
2EnglishcabbageAn edible plant having a head of green leaves;...
3Middle Englishcabochecabbage; A kind of fish
4Anglo-Normancabochehead; Alternative form of caboce
5Old Frenchcabocehead
6Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
7Proto-Italickaputhead
8Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
9Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap-Every word from Proto-Indo-European káputEvery word from Proto-Italic kaput