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Where does “capitone” come from?

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

capitone (Latin): ablative singular of capitō

Definitions

  1. ablative singular of capitō

Ancestry of “capitone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincapitoone that has a large head; a tree trunk; a kind...
2Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
3Proto-Italickaputhead
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
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