Where does “മുൻസിപ്പാൽ” come from?

മുൻസിപ്പാൽ (Malayalam) comes from English municipal, from French municipal, from Latin mūnicipālis, from Latin mūnicipium, from Latin mūniceps, from Latin -ceps, from Old Latin -cipes, from Proto-Italic -kaputis — to seize, hold.

മുൻസിപ്പാൽ (Malayalam): municipal

Definitions

  1. municipal

Ancestry of “മുൻസിപ്പാൽ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmunicipalOf or pertaining to a municipality; Of or...
2Frenchmunicipalmunicipal
3Latinmūnicipālismunicipal
4Latinmūnicipiumtownship
5Latinmūnicepscitizen (of a municipium)
6Latin-ceps-headed; -fold; -catcher
7Old Latin-cipes"third declension"; Alternative form of -ceps;...
8Proto-Italic-kaputis-headed
9Proto-Italickaputhead
10Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
11Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap-Every word from Proto-Indo-European káputEvery word from Proto-Italic kaput