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Where does “capitoul” come from?

capitoul (English) comes from French capitoul, from Latin capitulum, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

capitoul (English): The former chief magistrates of the city of...

Definitions

  1. The former chief magistrates of the city of...

Ancestry of “capitoul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchcapitoulA capitoul or capitol: the former chief...
2LatincapitulumA head-like object or structure; A chapter,...
3Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
4Proto-Italic-olos—
5Proto-Italic-elos—
6Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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