Where does “capa” come from?
capa (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.
capa (Italian): head; female equivalent of capo; Alternative form...
Definitions
- head; female equivalent of capo; Alternative form...
Ancestry of “capa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |
Words derived from “capa”