Where does “capellus” come from?

capellus (Late Latin) comes from Latin cappa, from Latin capitulare, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

capellus (Late Latin): A small goat; A hat; A helmet

Definitions

  1. A small goat; A hat; A helmet

Ancestry of “capellus”, step by step

capellus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin cappa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincappacape, sleeveless coat
2Latincapitularehead tax
3Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
4Proto-Italickaputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

via Latin caper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincapera male goat, billy goat; vocative singular of...
2Proto-Italic*kaproshe-goat
3Proto-Indo-Europeankáproshe-goat, billy goat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →