Where does “caponiera” come from?
caponiera (Italian) comes from Italian capone, 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.
caponiera (Italian): stubbornness, obstinacy
Definitions
- stubbornness, obstinacy
Ancestry of “caponiera”, step by step
caponiera traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian capone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | capone | Augmentative of capo; a large hat; Alternative... |
| 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 |
via French caponnière
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | caponnière | caponier |