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Where does “caudaloso” come from?

caudaloso (Spanish) comes from Spanish caudal, 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.

caudaloso (Spanish): large, fast-flowing

Definitions

  1. large, fast-flowing

Ancestry of “caudaloso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcaudalflow; volume; funds
2Old Spanishcabdal—
3Latincapitālis—
4Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
5Proto-Italickaputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
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