Where does “municipio” come from?
municipio (English) comes from Spanish municipio, from Latin mūnicipium, from Latin mūniceps, from Latin -ceps, from Old Latin -cipes, from Proto-Italic -kaputis, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.
municipio (English): A municipality in various Latin American...
Definitions
- A municipality in various Latin American...
Ancestry of “municipio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | municipio | municipality |
| 2 | Latin | mūnicipium | — |
| 3 | Latin | mūniceps | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ceps | -headed; -fold; -catcher |
| 5 | Old Latin | -cipes | "third declension"; Alternative form of -ceps;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -kaputis | -headed |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |