Where does “capellus” come from?

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

capellus (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 cāppa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincāppacape, cloak
2Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
3Proto-Italickaputhead
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
5Proto-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

Words derived from “capellus”

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