Where does “caposardina” come from?

caposardina (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.

caposardina (Italian): a leader of the Sardines movement

Definitions

  1. a leader of the Sardines movement

Ancestry of “caposardina”, step by step

caposardina 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 sardina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansardinasardine; a member of the Sardines movement
2Latinsardīnakind of fish, sardine or mackerel
3LatinSardinia—
4Ancient GreekΣαρδώSardinia
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →