Where does “capofila” come from?

capofila (Italian) comes from Italian fila, from Latin fīla.

capofila (Italian): Person at the head of a queue; leader

Definitions

  1. Person at the head of a queue; leader

Ancestry of “capofila”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfilaline, rank
2Latinfīla—
Every word from Latin fīla →Every word from Italian fila →