Where does “Cabo Verde” come from?
Cabo Verde (Spanish) comes from Portuguese Cabo Verde, from Portuguese Cabo, from Old Portuguese 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 Verde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Cabo Verde | Green Cape |
| 2 | Portuguese | Cabo | cape piece of land extending beyond the coast |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | cabo | besides; nearby |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | capus | — |
| 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 |