Where does “municipale” come from?
municipale (Latin) comes from Latin municipalis, from Latin municipium, from Latin municeps, from Latin -ceps, from Old Latin -cipes, from Proto-Italic -kaputis, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.
municipale (Latin): nominative neuter singular of mūnicipālis;...
Definitions
- nominative neuter singular of mūnicipālis;...
Ancestry of “municipale”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | municipalis | municipal |
| 2 | Latin | municipium | township; municipality, town |
| 3 | Latin | municeps | citizen |
| 4 | Latin | -ceps | -headed; -fold; -catcher |
| 5 | Old Latin | -cipes | "third declension"; Alternative form of -ceps;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -kaputis | -headed |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |