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Where does “capei” come from?

capei (Dalmatian) comes from Latin capilli, from Latin capillus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

capei (Dalmatian): hair , hairs

Definitions

  1. hair , hairs

Ancestry of “capei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincapilligenitive singular of capillus;...
2Latincapillusa hair; hair; a head of hair: locks, tresses
3Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
4Proto-Italickaputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
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