Where does “capçana” come from?
capçana (Catalan) comes from Catalan capça, from Catalan capçar, from Vulgar Latin *capitiare, from Latin capitium, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
capçana (Catalan): A circular pad placed on the head to facilitated headcarrying
Definitions
- A circular pad placed on the head to facilitated headcarrying
Ancestry of “capçana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | capça | head clump of leaves/flowers |
| 2 | Catalan | capçar | to reinforce |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | *capitiare | — |
| 4 | Latin | capitium | covering for the head; opening in a tunic for the... |
| 5 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |