Where does “capelli” come from?
capelli (Latin) comes from Latin capellus, from Latin cāppa, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
capelli (Latin): nominative plural of capellus; genitive singular...
Definitions
- nominative plural of capellus; genitive singular...
Ancestry of “capelli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | capellus | A small goat; A hat; A helmet |
| 2 | Latin | cāppa | — |
| 3 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |