Where does “caporedattore” come from?

caporedattore (Italian) comes from Italian redattore, from Latin redactus, from Latin redigō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

caporedattore (Italian): editor in chief

Definitions

  1. editor in chief

Ancestry of “caporedattore”, step by step

caporedattore traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian redattore

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianredattoreeditor; writer; compiler
2Latinredactusdriven or led back; received
3Latinredigōto drive, lead, or bring back
4Latinrĕ-back, backwards
5Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
6Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
7Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós
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