Where does “capitato” come from?

capitato (Portuguese) comes from Latin capitatus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

capitato (Portuguese): capitate bone

Definitions

  1. capitate bone

Ancestry of “capitato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincapitatushaving, or forming a head
2Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
3Proto-Italickaputhead
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
5Proto-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 →