Where does “Capobianco” come from?

Capobianco (English) comes from Italian Capobianco, from Italian capo, from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

Ancestry of “Capobianco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianCapobianco—
2Italiancapohead; boss, chief, leader, master; end
3Vulgar Latincapus—
4Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
5Proto-Italickaputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →