Where does “caposquadra” come from?
caposquadra (Italian) comes from Italian squadra, from Italian squadrare, from Vulgar Latin exquadra, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis, from Old Latin com(m)oinis, from Proto-Italic kommoinis — resin, gum; to say, speak.
caposquadra (Italian): foreman, supervisor, team leader; squad leader;...
Definitions
- foreman, supervisor, team leader; squad leader;...
Ancestry of “caposquadra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | squadra | set square, triangle; team, squad, group, side;... |
| 2 | Italian | squadrare | To delimit in a square or rectangular shape; to... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | exquadra | — |
| 4 | Latin | ex | A name of the letter "X"; out of, from |
| 5 | Latin | commūnicō | — |
| 6 | Latin | commūnis | — |
| 7 | Old Latin | com(m)oinis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kommoinis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱom-moy-ni- | held in common |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | German | kitt | — |
| 14 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 15 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |