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Where does “capitolo” come from?

capitolo (Italian) comes from Latin capitulum, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

capitolo (Italian): chapter; first-person singular present indicative...

Definitions

  1. chapter; first-person singular present indicative...

Ancestry of “capitolo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincapitulumA head-like object or structure; A chapter,...
2Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
3Proto-Italic-olos—
4Proto-Italic-elos—
5Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “capitolo”

  • capitolo
  • sottocapitolo
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