Etymograph

English

cabildo

Cabildo comes from Spanish cabildo ‘body of churchmen that forms the chapter of a…’, from Latin capitulum ‘a head-like object or structure’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kap-1‘head’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*káput2‘head’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kaput2‘head’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcaput3‘head’uncertain
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcapitulum4‘a head-like object or structure’
  6. Spanishc. 1500–presentcabildo4‘body of churchmen that forms the chapter of a cathedral or collegiate church’
  7. Englishtodaycabildo4

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Proto-Indo-European *káput
  2. 2 Wiktionary, Latin caput
  3. 3 Wiktionary, Latin capitulum
  4. 4 Wiktionary, English cabildo

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kap-Wiktionary, Proto-Indo-European *káput‘head’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*káputWiktionary, Latin caput‘head’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kaputWiktionary, Latin caput‘head’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcaputWiktionary, Latin capitulum‘head’uncertain
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcapitulumWiktionary, English cabildo‘a head-like object or structure’
  6. Spanishc. 1500–presentcabildoWiktionary, English cabildo‘body of churchmen that forms the chapter of a cathedral or collegiate church’
  7. EnglishtodaycabildoWiktionary, English cabildo

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *kap- ‘head’

had, case, except, heavy, accept, receive, behavior, cash, catch, achieve, capacity, chase, heavily, recipe, reception, capture, capable, occupation, perception, haven, cable, behave, recipient, hawk, anticipation, anticipate, susceptible, deception, chassis, caption, captive, capsule, conceive, captivity, deceive, deceptive, cater, deceit, cassette, casket, 132 more

through Proto-Indo-European *káput ‘head’

head, 58 more

through Proto-Italic *kaput ‘head’

capitalize, capitan, capote, escapade, capitaine, 59 more

through Latin caput ‘head’

captain, escape, chef, cape, chapel, cattle, capitalism, capitol, precipitation, capita, chaplain, cabin, mischief, mischievous, cad, chieftain, precipitate, occipital, precipitous, capillary, chattel, capo, capa, caddie, jefe, cabana, dishevelled, capuchin, scamper, kaput, chabot, scamp, chaperon, caput, cabochon, 66 more

through Latin capitulum ‘a head-like object or structure’

capital, chapter, capitulate, 6 more

Today it means

noun A local government council in some Spanish-speaking communities.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “cabildo”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Proto-Indo-European *káput, Latin caput, Latin capitulum. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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