Where does “occiput” come from?
Occiput comes from Latin occiput, from Latin caput meaning "head," derived from Proto-Indo-European kauput- or kapōlo, both referring to the head.
occiput (English): The back part of the head or skull
Definitions
- The back part of the head or skull
Ancestry of “occiput”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | occiput | back of the head, occiput |
| 2 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 3 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |