Where does “căpățânos” come from?
căpățânos (Romanian) comes from Romanian căpățână, from Late Latin capitīna, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
căpățânos (Romanian): pigheaded, bullheaded, thick-skulled, overly...
Definitions
- pigheaded, bullheaded, thick-skulled, overly...
Ancestry of “căpățânos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | căpățână | head of a dead animal cut for consumption; human... |
| 2 | Late Latin | capitīna | — |
| 3 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |