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Where does “capello” come from?

capello (Italian) comes from Latin capillus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

capello (Italian): a single hair; head hair

Definitions

  1. a single hair; head hair

Ancestry of “capello”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincapillusa hair; hair; a head of hair: locks, tresses
2Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
3Proto-Italickaputhead
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “capello”

  • accapigliarsi
  • capelli
  • capellino
  • capelloso
  • arricciacapelli
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