Where does “capcot” come from?

capcot (Catalan) comes from Catalan 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.

capcot (Catalan): downcast

Definitions

downcast

Ancestry of “capcot”, step by step

capcot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan cap

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Catalan	cap	head; boss, chief, leader; cape
2	Vulgar Latin	capus	—
3	Latin	caput	head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
4	Proto-Italic	kaput	head
5	Proto-Indo-European	káput	head
6	Proto-Indo-European	kap-	to seize, hold

via Catalan cot

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Catalan	cot	bowed, towards the ground
2	Catalan	cota	ring armour; coat
3	Latin	quotus	which? (in numerical sequence); what number?
4	Latin	quot	how many; as many
5	Proto-Italic	*kʷot	—

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