Where does “capicua” come from?

capicua (Portuguese) comes from Catalan capicua, from Catalan cap, from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

capicua (Portuguese): palindromic number, palindrome

Definitions

  1. palindromic number, palindrome

Ancestry of “capicua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancapicuapalindromic number; ticket with a palindromic...
2Catalancaphead; boss, chief, leader; cape
3Vulgar Latincapus—
4Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
5Proto-Italickaputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →
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