Where does “mūniceps” come from?

mūniceps (Latin) comes from Latin capiō, from Proto-Italic kapiō, from Proto-Italic kapjō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

mūniceps (Latin): citizen (of a municipium)

Definitions

  1. citizen (of a municipium)

Ancestry of “mūniceps”, step by step

mūniceps traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin capiō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincapiōto take, to capture, to catch, to seize, to take captive, to storm
2Proto-Italickapiōtake
3Proto-Italickapjōtake, seize
4Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂pyéti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

via Latin mūnus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmūnusa service, office, employment
2Proto-Italicmoinosservice
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmoynós—

Words derived from “mūniceps”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂pyéti →Every word from Proto-Italic kapjō →