Where does “capillament” come from?

capillament (English) comes from Latin capillamentum, from Latin capillus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

capillament (English): A filament; Any villous or hairy covering; a fine...

Definitions

  1. A filament; Any villous or hairy covering; a fine...

Ancestry of “capillament”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincapillamentumwig
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →