Where does “grandiceps” come from?

grandiceps (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.

grandiceps (Latin): large-headed

Definitions

large-headed

Ancestry of “grandiceps”, step by step

grandiceps traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin ceps

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	ceps	head
2	Latin	caput	head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
3	Proto-Italic	kaput	head
4	Proto-Indo-European	káput	head
5	Proto-Indo-European	kap-	to seize, hold

via Latin grandis

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	grandis	full-grown, grown up; large, great, grand, lofty;...
2	Proto-Italic	*grandis	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →