Where does “cap” come from?

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

cap (Catalan): head; boss, chief, leader; cape

Definitions

  1. head; boss, chief, leader; cape

Ancestry of “cap”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cap”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →