Where does “Capitolian” come from?
Capitolian (English) comes from English Capitol, from Middle English capitolie, from Anglo-Norman capitolie, from Middle French capitoile, from Latin Capitōlium, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.
Capitolian (English): Capitoline; relating to the Capitol in Ancient...
Definitions
- Capitoline; relating to the Capitol in Ancient...
Ancestry of “Capitolian”, step by step
Capitolian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Capitol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Capitol | Any particular capitol, particularly |
| 2 | Middle English | capitolie | Roman Capitol, Capitolium |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | capitolie | — |
| 4 | Middle French | capitoile | — |
| 5 | Latin | Capitōlium | The Capitoline Hill, one of the seven hills of Rome, particularly the Roman temples there in antiquity |
| 6 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
via English ian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ian | — |
| 2 | Irish | Eoin | John any of several people in the Bible |
| 3 | Old Irish | Iohain | John apostle |
| 4 | Latin | Iōannēs | John biblical persons |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 6 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 7 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 8 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | mucus, snot |
| 9 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |