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
Ancestry of “capita”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | capita | nominative plural of caput; accusative plural of... |
| 2 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |