Where does “mūnicipium” come from?

mūnicipium (Latin) comes from Latin mūniceps, from Latin -ceps, from Old Latin -cipes, from Proto-Italic -kaputis, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

mūnicipium (Latin): township

Definitions

  1. township

Ancestry of “mūnicipium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmūnicepscitizen (of a municipium)
2Latin-ceps-headed; -fold; -catcher
3Old Latin-cipes"third declension"; Alternative form of -ceps;...
4Proto-Italic-kaputis-headed
5Proto-Italickaputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “mūnicipium”

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