Where does “capofitto” come from?

capofitto (Italian) comes 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.

capofitto (Italian): Only used in a capofitto

Definitions

  1. Only used in a capofitto

Ancestry of “capofitto”, step by step

capofitto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian capo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancapohead; boss, chief, leader, master; end
2Vulgar Latincapus—
3Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
4Proto-Italickaputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

via Italian fitto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfittopast participle of figgere; thick; dense
2Vulgar Latinfictusfeigned, fictitious, false, counterfeit, having...
3Latinfissussplit, cloven
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰidtóssplit, cloven
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →