Where does “kapo” come from?

kapo (Esperanto) comes from Latin capus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

kapo (Esperanto): head; kappa

Definitions

  1. head; kappa

Ancestry of “kapo”, step by step

kapo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin capus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincapusa bird of prey
2Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
3Proto-Italickaputhead
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

via Ancient Greek κάππα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκάππαkappa, the name for the tenth letter Κ, κ of the...
2Phoenician𐤊kaph; kap
3Egyptian𓂧—

Words derived from “kapo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →