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

Definitions

  1. to lessen

Ancestry of “menoscabar”, step by step

menoscabar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish cabo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcaboend, edge, extremity; end, finish, conclusion;...
2Vulgar Latincapus—
3Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
4Proto-Italickaputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

via Spanish menos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmenosless; least; less, fewer
2Old Spanishmenosless
3Latinminusnominative neuter singular of minor; accusative...
4Proto-Italicminosless
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →