Etymograph

English

cabeza

Cabeza comes from Spanish cabeza ‘head’, and goes back to Latin capitium.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcapitium‘covering for the head’
  2. Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CEneuter
  3. Vulgar Latin, derivedc. 100–700 CEcapitia
  4. Old Spanishc. 950–1500cabeça‘head’
  5. Spanishc. 1500–presentcabeza‘head’
  6. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcapitium‘covering for the head’
  2. Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CEneuter
  3. Vulgar Latin, derivedc. 100–700 CEcapitia
  4. Old Spanishc. 950–1500cabeça‘head’
  5. Spanishc. 1500–presentcabeza‘head’
  6. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Vulgar Latin neuter

force, neutral, marvel, mandate, menstrual, coliseum, neuter, colosseum, rapunzel, legate, cadenza, 11 more

Today it means

noun Beef cheek or similar meat, especially in Mexican cooking

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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