Where does “a capite” come from?

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

a capite (Latin): from the beginning

Definitions

  1. from the beginning

Ancestry of “a capite”, step by step

a capite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin capite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincapiteablative singular of caput; second-person plural...
2Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
3Proto-Italickaputhead
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

via Latin ad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinadtoward, to; up to; near, by, close by, at, to
2Proto-Italicadtoward, to, on, up to, for
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂édto, at

Words derived from “a capite”

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