Where does “capdamunt” come from?
capdamunt (Catalan) comes from Catalan damunt, from Catalan de, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.
capdamunt (Catalan): top, peak; highest point
Definitions
- top, peak; highest point
Ancestry of “capdamunt”, step by step
capdamunt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan damunt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | damunt | on top; before; close |
| 2 | Catalan | de | The name of the Latin-script letter D; of, from |
| 3 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 4 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 5 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |