Etymology of the English word cabbageworm
the English word
cabbagewormderived from the English word
cabbagederived from the French word
cabochederived from the Latin word
caput (head; small head; head; head; head; head; person; life; heading; chapter, principal division)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kaput- (head)
derived from the English word
wormderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wer-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*wurmizUsage
Word found in Modern English
