Where does “capita” come from?

Capita comes from Latin capita, the plural of caput, which derives from Proto-Indo-European kauput- meaning head.

capita (English): person; plural of caput

Definitions

  1. person; plural of caput

Ancestry of “capita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincapitanominative plural of caput; accusative plural of...
2Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
3Proto-Italickaputhead
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
5Proto-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 →