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Where does “cãpsheanã” come from?

cãpsheanã (Aromanian) comes from Aromanian cap, from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

cãpsheanã (Aromanian): strawberry

Definitions

  1. strawberry

Ancestry of “cãpsheanã”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aromaniancaphead
2Vulgar Latincapus—
3Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
4Proto-Italickaputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
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