Where does “caparra” come from?

caparra (Occitan) comes from Italian caparra, from Italian capo, from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

caparra (Occitan): down payment

Definitions

down payment

Ancestry of “caparra”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	caparra	down payment, deposit, earnest
2	Italian	capo	head; boss, chief, leader, master; end
3	Vulgar Latin	capus	—
4	Latin	caput	head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
5	Proto-Italic	kaput	head
6	Proto-Indo-European	káput	head
7	Proto-Indo-European	kap-	to seize, hold

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