Where does “Capitoline” come from?
Capitoline comes from Latin Capitolinus, formed with the Latin adjectival suffix -inus from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European -no-.
Capitoline (English): Of or relating to the Capitol in Ancient Rome
Definitions
- Of or relating to the Capitol in Ancient Rome
Ancestry of “Capitoline”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Capitolinus | Capitoline |
| 2 | Latin | Capitōlium | The Capitoline Hill, one of the seven hills of Rome, particularly the Roman temples there in antiquity |
| 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 |