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Where does “Kapitel” come from?

Kapitel (German) comes from Middle High German kapitel, from Old High German kapital, from Latin capitulum, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

Kapitel (German): chapter

Definitions

  1. chapter

Ancestry of “Kapitel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankapitel—
2Old High Germankapital—
3LatincapitulumA head-like object or structure; A chapter,...
4Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
5Proto-Italic-olos—
6Proto-Italic-elos—
7Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
8Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “Kapitel”

  • Buchkapitel
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