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Where does “kapitulál” come from?

kapitulál (Hungarian) comes from German kapitulieren, from Latin capitulāre, 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.

kapitulál (Hungarian): to capitulate

Definitions

  1. to capitulate

Ancestry of “kapitulál”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankapitulierento surrender, to capitulate; to surrender, to...
2Latincapitulāre—
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
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