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Where does “capillatura” come from?

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

capillatura (Latin): hairiness, hair; wig; hairlike streaks in...

Definitions

  1. hairiness, hair; wig; hairlike streaks in...

Ancestry of “capillatura”, step by step

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

Words derived from “capillatura”

  • capillature
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