Where does “capitaneus” come from?

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

capitaneus (Late Latin): captain

Definitions

  1. captain

Ancestry of “capitaneus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
2Proto-Italickaputhead
3Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
4Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “capitaneus”

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