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cabecear.

to head (to strike with the head)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. to head (to strike with the head)

  2. to nod (to gradually fall asleep)

    intransitive
  3. to nod (to incline the head up and down, indicating agreement)

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Italic *kaput Latin caput Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin capitium Old Galician-Portuguese cabeça Galician cabeza Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izāre Old Galician-Portuguese -ear Galician -ear Galician cabecear From cabeza (“head”) + -ear.

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