Where does “capulum” come from?
capulum (Medieval Latin) comes from Latin capere, 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,...
capulum (Medieval Latin): lasso, rope, halter; rope; rope; halter
Definitions
- lasso, rope, halter; rope; rope; halter
Ancestry of “capulum”, step by step
capulum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin capere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | capere | present active infinitive of capiō; second-person... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
via Latin capio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | capio | I take, I capture, I catch, I seize, I take... |