Where does “sinciput” come from?

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

sinciput (French): sinciput

Definitions

  1. sinciput

Ancestry of “sinciput”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsinciputhalf a head; hence, a cheek half the jowl of a...
2Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
3Proto-Italickaputhead
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “sinciput”

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