Where does “capopesca” come from?

capopesca (Italian) comes from Italian pesca, from Italian pescare, from Latin piscor, from Latin Piscis, from Proto-Indo-European *peysk-.

capopesca (Italian): lead fisherman

Definitions

  1. lead fisherman

Ancestry of “capopesca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpescapeach; fishing; fishing boat
2Italianpescareto fish; to get; to draw
3LatinpiscorI fish
4LatinPiscisthe Fish, Piscis Austrinus constellation
5Proto-Indo-European*peysk-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *peysk- →
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