Where does “Capobianco” come from?
Capobianco (Italian) comes from Italian capo, from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
Ancestry of “Capobianco”, step by step
Capobianco traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian capo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | capo | head; boss, chief, leader, master; end |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | capus | — |
| 3 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
via Italian bianco
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | bianco | white; blank; linen |
| 2 | Latin | blancus | white |
| 3 | Frankish | blank | bright; gleaming, white, blinding; bright,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *blank | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blankaz | bright, shining, white, gleaming, blinding |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bhleg- | to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch |