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Where does “capitium” come from?

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

capitium (Latin): covering for the head; opening in a tunic for the...

Definitions

  1. covering for the head; opening in a tunic for the...

Ancestry of “capitium”, 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 “capitium”

  • capitina
  • reposacabezas
  • rompecabezas
  • cabezota
  • cabezazo
  • cabecita
  • descabezar
  • encabezar
  • zabeca
  • cabecera
  • cabecicafé
  • cabizbajo
  • cabecilla
  • cabeza
  • capezzo
  • cazzo
  • fancazzismo
  • fancazzista
  • incazzarsi
  • incazzoso
  • cazzuto
  • cazzata
  • rompicazzo
  • scazzottare
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