Where does “kapverdier” come from?
kapverdier (Swedish) comes from German Kap Verde, from Portuguese Cabo Verde, from Portuguese Cabo, from Old Portuguese cabo, from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.
kapverdier (Swedish): Cape Verdean person from Cape Verde
Definitions
- Cape Verdean person from Cape Verde
Ancestry of “kapverdier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kap Verde | — |
| 2 | Portuguese | Cabo Verde | Green Cape |
| 3 | Portuguese | Cabo | cape piece of land extending beyond the coast |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | cabo | besides; nearby |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | capus | — |
| 6 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |