Where does “caudal” come from?

caudal (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish cabdal, from Latin capitālis, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

caudal (Spanish): flow; volume; funds

Definitions

flow; volume; funds

Ancestry of “caudal”, step by step

caudal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Spanish cabdal

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Spanish	cabdal	—
2	Latin	capitālis	of the head or life
3	Latin	caput	head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
4	Proto-Italic	kaput	head
5	Proto-Indo-European	káput	head
6	Proto-Indo-European	kap-	to seize, hold

via Latin caudālis

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	caudālis	Having a tail; caudal
2	Latin	cauda	A tail
3	Proto-Italic	kaudā	tail
4	Proto-Indo-European	keh₂udeh₂	—

Words derived from “caudal”

caudaloso
caudal
caudalmente
caudaloso
caudalosamente

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