Where does “capolepre” come from?

capolepre (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.

capolepre (Italian): oceanic pufferfish

Definitions

  1. oceanic pufferfish

Ancestry of “capolepre”, step by step

capolepre 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 lepre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianleprehare; symbol of speed, caution, or timidity;...
2Latinlepusa hare; a poisonous sea fish colored like the...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →