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

  1. pigheaded, bullheaded, thick-skulled, overly...

Ancestry of “căpățânos”, step by step

căpățânos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian căpățână

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancăpățânăhead of a dead animal cut for consumption; human...
2Late Latincapitīna—
3Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
4Proto-Italickaputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

via Romanian os

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianosbone
2Latinossumbone; kernel, stone
3Latinōsmouth
4Proto-Italicōsmouth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ésth₁bone
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →