Where does “Căpraru” come from?
Căpraru (Romanian) comes from Romanian căprar, from Hungarian káplár, from German Korporal, from Italian caporale, from Italian capo, from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput — to seize, hold.
Ancestry of “Căpraru”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | căprar | goatherd; corporal |
| 2 | Hungarian | káplár | corporal |
| 3 | German | Korporal | non-commissioned officer; Synonym of Rekrut |
| 4 | Italian | caporale | corporal, lance corporal; bossy person; illegal... |
| 5 | Italian | capo | head; boss, chief, leader, master; end |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | capus | — |
| 7 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |