Where does “capón” come from?
capón (Venetian) comes from Latin cappo, from Latin capo, from Proto-Indo-European kop- — to dig; to strike, to beat.
capón (Venetian): capon
Ancestry of “capón”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | cappo | — |
| 2 | Latin | capo | a capon |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kop- | to dig; to strike, to beat |