Where does “menoscabar” come from?
menoscabar (Spanish) comes from Spanish cabo, from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
menoscabar (Spanish): to lessen
Ancestry of “menoscabar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | cabo | end, edge, extremity; end, finish, conclusion;... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | capus | — |
| 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 |