Where does “fusciceps” come from?

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

fusciceps (Latin): dark-headed

Definitions

  1. dark-headed

Ancestry of “fusciceps”, step by step

fusciceps traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin ceps

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincepshead
2Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
3Proto-Italickaputhead
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

via Latin Fuscus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinFuscusswarthy, dusky, dark
2Latinfuscusdark, dim, dimly lit; black, brown; husky, hoarse
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →