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
- end, edge, extremity; end, finish, conclusion;...
Ancestry of “cabo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | capus | — |
| 2 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
Words derived from “cabo”