Where does “caput” come from?
Caput comes from Latin caput, traced through Proto-Indo-European kauput- and ultimately to Proto-Indo-European kapōlo, meaning head.
caput (English): The head; A knob-like protuberance or capitulum;...
Definitions
- The head; A knob-like protuberance or capitulum;...
Ancestry of “caput”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |