Where does “capu” come from?
capu (Corsican) comes from Albanian çap, from Albanian cjap, from Proto-Scythian capi, from Polish cap, from Romanian țap, from Church Slavonic цапъ, from Latin caper, from Proto-Italic *kapros — he-goat, billy goat.
capu (Corsican): head
Definitions
- head
Ancestry of “capu”, step by step
capu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Albanian çap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albanian | çap | to extend one's leg for walking; get a move on;... |
| 2 | Albanian | cjap | he-goat, billy goat |
| 3 | Proto-Scythian | capi | — |
| 4 | Polish | cap | billy-goat; buck; second-person singular... |
| 5 | Romanian | țap | he-goat; buck; beer mug |
| 6 | Church Slavonic | цапъ | — |
| 7 | Latin | caper | a male goat, billy goat; vocative singular of... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *kapros | he-goat |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kápros | he-goat, billy goat |
via Vulgar Latin capus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | capus | — |
| 2 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
via Proto-Turkic käpä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Turkic | käpä | — |