Where does “cabellera” come from?

cabellera (Spanish) comes from Spanish cabello, from Old Spanish cabello, from Latin capillus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

cabellera (Spanish): hair, head of hair

Definitions

  1. hair, head of hair

Ancestry of “cabellera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcabellohair
2Old Spanishcabellohair
3Latincapillusa hair; hair; a head of hair: locks, tresses
4Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
5Proto-Italickaputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
7Proto-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 →