Where does “capocchiona” come from?

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

capocchiona (Italian): A large head

Definitions

A large head

Ancestry of “capocchiona”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	capocchia	head
2	Italian	capo	head; boss, chief, leader, master; end
3	Vulgar Latin	capus	—
4	Latin	caput	head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
5	Proto-Italic	kaput	head
6	Proto-Indo-European	káput	head
7	Proto-Indo-European	kap-	to seize, hold

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