Where does “capitaneria” come from?

capitaneria (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.

capitaneria (Italian): captaincy

Definitions

  1. captaincy

Ancestry of “capitaneria”, 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

Words derived from “capitaneria”

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