Where does “cabernet” come from?

cabernet (Romanian) comes from French cabernet, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

cabernet (Romanian): Cabernet Sauvignon

Definitions

  1. Cabernet Sauvignon

Ancestry of “cabernet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchcabernetCabernet (grape variety)
2Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
3Proto-Italickaputhead
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →