Where does “capitate” come from?

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

capitate (Latin): vocative masculine singular of capitātus

Definitions

  1. vocative masculine singular of capitātus

Ancestry of “capitate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincapitatushaving, or forming a head
2Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
3Proto-Italickaputhead
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →