Where does “capicausa” come from?

capicausa (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.

capicausa (Catalan): instigator

Definitions

  1. instigator

Ancestry of “capicausa”, step by step

capicausa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan cap

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

via Catalan causa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancausacause; lawsuit
2Latincausacause, reason; case, claim, contention; motive,...
3Old Latincaussacause, reason, purpose; case, claim; Archaic form...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankawd-teh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →