Where does “capitation” come from?
Capitation derives from Latin capitationem, from Latin caput, from Proto-Indo-European kauput- meaning "head," ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European kapōlo.
capitation (English): Performing a headcount; the counting of people; A...
Definitions
- Performing a headcount; the counting of people; A...
Ancestry of “capitation”, step by step
capitation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin capitatio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | capitatio | headcount |
| 2 | Latin | -ātiō | — |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Latin capitationem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | capitationem | — |
| 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 |