Where does “anceps” come from?

anceps (Latin) comes from Latin -ceps, from Old Latin -cipes, from Proto-Italic -kaputis, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

anceps (Latin): double-headed, having two heads; having two...

Definitions

  1. double-headed, having two heads; having two...

Ancestry of “anceps”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-ceps-headed; -fold; -catcher
2Old Latin-cipes"third declension"; Alternative form of -ceps;...
3Proto-Italic-kaputis-headed
4Proto-Italickaputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “anceps”

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