Where does “capipota” come from?
capipota (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.
capipota (Catalan): a type of stew cooked with the head and legs of an animal, typically beef, veal or pork
Definitions
- a type of stew cooked with the head and legs of an animal, typically beef, veal or pork
Ancestry of “capipota”, step by step
capipota traces back through 3 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 |