Where does “caparra” come from?

caparra (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.

caparra (Italian): down payment, deposit, earnest

Definitions

down payment, deposit, earnest

Ancestry of “caparra”, step by step

caparra 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 arra

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	arra	deposit, pledge
2	Latin	arrha	deposit, down payment; pledge
3	Latin	arrhabō	money given to ratify a contract; a deposit or pledge
4	Ancient Greek	ἀρραβών	earnest money, caution money; earnest, pledge;...
5	Hebrew	ערבון	guarantee: deposit: collateral

Words derived from “caparra”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →