Where does “vicecapogruppo” come from?
vicecapogruppo (Italian) comes from Italian capogruppo, from Italian gruppo, from Vulgar Latin cruppo, from Renaissance Latin grupus, from Proto-Germanic kruppaz, from Proto-Indo-European grewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
vicecapogruppo (Italian): vice-captain
Definitions
- vice-captain
Ancestry of “vicecapogruppo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | capogruppo | group leader; parent company |
| 2 | Italian | gruppo | group, cluster, party, team, covey; pack; peloton |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | cruppo | — |
| 4 | Renaissance Latin | grupus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kruppaz | a body; mass; a compressed, round mass; lump;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | grewb- | to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |