Where does “cabo” come from?

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

cabo (Spanish): end, edge, extremity; end, finish, conclusion;...

Definitions

  1. end, edge, extremity; end, finish, conclusion;...

Ancestry of “cabo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latincapus—
2Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
3Proto-Italickaputhead
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “cabo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →