Where does “căpoi” come from?

căpoi (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.

căpoi (Romanian): big head

Definitions

  1. big head

Ancestry of “căpoi”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap-Every word from Proto-Indo-European káputEvery word from Proto-Italic kaput
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