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Where does “capituler” come from?

capituler (French) comes from Medieval Latin capitulare — draw up under headings; head tax.

capituler (French): to surrender; to capitulate

Definitions

  1. to surrender; to capitulate

Ancestry of “capituler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latincapitularedraw up under headings; head tax

Words derived from “capituler”

  • capitule
  • capitulant
  • capitula
  • kapitulieren
  • kapitulere
  • kapitulál
  • capitula
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