Where does “căpitan” come from?

căpitan (Romanian) comes from Italian capitano, from Latin capitāneus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

căpitan (Romanian): captain of a vessel

Definitions

  1. captain of a vessel

Ancestry of “căpitan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancapitanocaptain; first-person plural present of...
2Latincapitāneuslarge, chief in size
3Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
4Proto-Italickaputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “căpitan”

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