Where does “capillamentarius” come from?

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

capillamentarius (Latin): A hairdresser, wig-maker

Definitions

  1. A hairdresser, wig-maker

Ancestry of “capillamentarius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincapillamentumwig
2Latincapillusa hair; hair; a head of hair: locks, tresses
3Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
4Proto-Italickaputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
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