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Where does “kaput” come from?

kaput (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

kaput (Proto-Italic): head

Definitions

  1. head

Ancestry of “kaput”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
2Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “kaput”

  • chapter
  • capital
  • chief
  • square
  • c.
  • achieve
  • quarter
  • captain
  • quarters
  • cattle
  • achievement
  • chiefly
  • headquarters
  • achieving
  • chapel
  • capitalism
  • municipal
  • capitalist
  • mischief
  • capita
  • squadron
  • precipitate
  • squad
  • capillary
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