Where does “vicecapo” come from?

vicecapo (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.

vicecapo (Italian): deputy chief

Definitions

deputy chief

Ancestry of “vicecapo”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	capo	head; boss, chief, leader, master; end
2	Vulgar Latin	capus	—
3	Latin	caput	head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
4	Proto-Italic	kaput	head
5	Proto-Indo-European	káput	head
6	Proto-Indo-European	kap-	to seize, hold

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →