Where does “capitanare” come from?

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

capitanare (Italian): To head, to captain

Definitions

  1. To head, to captain

Ancestry of “capitanare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancapitanocaptain; first-person plural present of...
2Latincapitāneuslarge, chief in size
3Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
4Proto-Italickaputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
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