Where does “Capraia” come from?
Capraia (Italian) comes from Latin Capraria, from Romanian căprărie, from Romanian căprar, from Hungarian káplár, from German Korporal, from Italian caporale, from Italian capo, from Vulgar Latin capus — to seize, hold.
Ancestry of “Capraia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Capraria | now Capraia |
| 2 | Romanian | căprărie | group, category |
| 3 | Romanian | căprar | goatherd; corporal |
| 4 | Hungarian | káplár | corporal |
| 5 | German | Korporal | non-commissioned officer; Synonym of Rekrut |
| 6 | Italian | caporale | corporal, lance corporal; bossy person; illegal... |
| 7 | Italian | capo | head; boss, chief, leader, master; end |
| 8 | Vulgar Latin | capus | — |
| 9 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |