Where does “Cabo Cañaveral” come from?

Cabo Cañaveral (Spanish) comes from Spanish cabo, from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

Ancestry of “Cabo Cañaveral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcaboend, edge, extremity; end, finish, conclusion;...
2Vulgar Latincapus
3Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
4Proto-Italickaputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “Cabo Cañaveral

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap-Every word from Proto-Indo-European káputEvery word from Proto-Italic kaput