No. It is from the late Middle English and Old French. It does mean head in those. It is also from the Canadian English slang "Cabbage-town" were people were said to be backward and eat nothing but cabbage.
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From the Latin 'caput" meaning 'head'.
The Latin word for cabbage is "Brassica oleracea."
The word "cabbage" comes from the French word "caboche," which in turn comes from the Latin word "caput" meaning "head." This likely refers to the fact that cabbage grows in a rounded head shape.
Cabbage got its (note spelling) name from Latin via Middle French from a word for "head".
It derives from an old French word meaning 'head' and earlier from Latin 'caput' having the same meaning
It derives from an old French word meaning 'head' and earlier from Latin 'caput' having the same meaning
In Latin and Italian for a flowering cabbage. Latin caulis flora and Italian cole florye
Mustard, most likely, although the Latin word 'brassica' originally meant 'cabbage.'
The word "cabbage" ultimately derives from the Middle French word "caboche," which means "head." It is uncertain who specifically came up with the word, as languages evolve over time and words change through borrowing and adaptation.
The word "captain" does not come from the Latin root capit. It comes from the Latin word caput, which also means head.
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"Cap" in Latin can also be synonymous with "head" or "top."