Where does “căpos” come from?

căpos (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.

căpos (Romanian): stubborn, headstrong, bullheaded

Definitions

  1. stubborn, headstrong, bullheaded

Ancestry of “căpos”, 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 káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →