Where does “décapiter” come from?
décapiter (French) comes from Latin decapitare, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
décapiter (French): to decapitate, to behead; to cut the top off
Definitions
- to decapitate, to behead; to cut the top off
Ancestry of “décapiter”, step by step
décapiter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin decapitare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | decapitare | to decapitate or behead |
| 2 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
via Late Latin decapitare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | decapitare | — |