Where does “căpățână” come from?

căpățână (Romanian) comes from Late Latin capitīna, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

căpățână (Romanian): head of a dead animal cut for consumption; human...

Definitions

  1. head of a dead animal cut for consumption; human...

Ancestry of “căpățână”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincapitīna—
2Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
3Proto-Italickaputhead
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “căpățână”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →