Where does “capezzale” come from?

capezzale (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin capitiale, from Latin capitium, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

capezzale (Italian): bolster; bedside; sickbed

Definitions

  1. bolster; bedside; sickbed

Ancestry of “capezzale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latincapitiale—
2Latincapitiumcovering for the head; opening in a tunic for the...
3Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
4Proto-Italickaputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
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