Where does “căpșună” come from?

căpșună (Romanian) comes from Romanian cap, from French cap, from Occitan cap, from Old Occitan cap, from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.

căpșună (Romanian): strawberry

Definitions

  1. strawberry

Ancestry of “căpșună”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancaphead; cape
2Frenchcapcape; head; heading
3Occitancaphead; cape, headland
4Old Occitancap—
5Vulgar Latincapus—
6Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
7Proto-Italickaputhead
8Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
9Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “căpșună”

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