Where does “caput” come from?
caput (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
caput (Latin): head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
Definitions
- head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
Ancestry of “caput”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
Words derived from “caput”