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Where does “capitale” come from?

capitale (French) comes from French capital, from Latin capitālis, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

capitale (French): capital, capital city; capital letter; feminine...

Definitions

  1. capital, capital city; capital letter; feminine...

Ancestry of “capitale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcapitalcapital
2Latincapitālis—
3Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
4Proto-Italickaputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “capitale”

  • capitală
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