Where does “kapo” come from?

kapo (English) comes from German Kapo, from Italian capo, from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

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Ancestry of “kapo”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	German	Kapo	kapo; capo; foreman
2	Italian	capo	head; boss, chief, leader, master; end
3	Vulgar Latin	capus	—
4	Latin	caput	head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
5	Proto-Italic	kaput	head
6	Proto-Indo-European	káput	head
7	Proto-Indo-European	kap-	to seize, hold

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