Where does “capitaine” come from?

capitaine (French) comes from Middle French capitaine, from Old French capitaine, from Latin capitāneus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

capitaine (French): captain, leader

Definitions

  1. captain, leader

Ancestry of “capitaine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchcapitainecaptain
2Old Frenchcapitaineleader
3Latincapitāneuslarge, chief in size
4Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
5Proto-Italickaputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “capitaine”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →