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Where does “capita” come from?

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

capita (Latin): nominative plural of caput; accusative plural of...

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of caput; accusative plural of...

Ancestry of “capita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
2Proto-Italickaputhead
3Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
4Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “capita”

  • captain
  • capita
  • chieftain
  • captaincy
  • chieftaincy
  • chieftainship
  • capt
  • chieftainess
  • captainship
  • cocaptain
  • captainless
  • cloudcapt
  • captainly
  • captainess
  • subchieftain
  • chieftainly
  • snowcapt
  • copatain
  • captainlike
  • bus captain
  • vice-captain
  • Cap
  • catapanus
  • capitaneus
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