Where does “capocchiuto” come from?

capocchiuto (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.

capocchiuto (Italian): Having a large head

Definitions

  1. Having a large head

Ancestry of “capocchiuto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancapocchiahead
2Italiancapohead; boss, chief, leader, master; end
3Vulgar Latincapus
4Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
5Proto-Italickaputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap-Every word from Proto-Indo-European káputEvery word from Proto-Italic kaput
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