Where does “căpeț” come from?

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

Ancestry of “căpeț”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincapitiumcovering for the head; opening in a tunic for the...
2Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
3Proto-Italickaputhead
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
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