Where does “descabellar” come from?

descabellar (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.

descabellar (Spanish): to scalp (something)

Definitions

to scalp (something)

Ancestry of “descabellar”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	cabello	hair
2	Old Spanish	cabello	hair
3	Latin	capillus	a hair; hair; a head of hair: locks, tresses
4	Latin	caput	head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
5	Proto-Italic	kaput	head
6	Proto-Indo-European	káput	head
7	Proto-Indo-European	kap-	to seize, hold

Words derived from “descabellar”

descabello
descabello

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