Etymology of the English word cabotage
the English word
cabotagederived from the French word
cabotagederived from the French word
caboterderived from the Spanish word
caboderived 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)
Date
The earliest known usage of cabotage in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
