Where does “căpătui” come from?

căpătui (Romanian) comes from Romanian capăt, from Latin capita, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

căpătui (Romanian): to enrich oneself

Definitions

  1. to enrich oneself

Ancestry of “căpătui”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancapăttermination, end; extremity; first-person...
2Latincapitanominative plural of caput; accusative plural of...
3Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
4Proto-Italickaputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “căpătui”

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