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Where does “caputia” come from?

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

Ancestry of “caputia”, 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 “caputia”

  • Kappes
  • kabuz
  • kabbez
  • kabez
  • kappiz
  • Kabes
  • Kappes
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →