Where does “-cipes” come from?
-cipes (Old Latin) comes from Proto-Italic -kaputis, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
-cipes (Old Latin): "third declension"; Alternative form of -ceps;...
Definitions
- "third declension"; Alternative form of -ceps;...
Ancestry of “-cipes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Italic | -kaputis | -headed |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
Words derived from “-cipes”