Where does “capo” come from?

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

capo (Italian): head; boss, chief, leader, master; end

Definitions

  1. head; boss, chief, leader, master; end

Ancestry of “capo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latincapus—
2Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
3Proto-Italickaputhead
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “capo”

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