Where does “descăpățâna” come from?

descăpățâna (Romanian) comes from Romanian căpățână, from Late Latin capitīna, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

descăpățâna (Romanian): to decapitate

Definitions

  1. to decapitate

Ancestry of “descăpățâna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancăpățânăhead of a dead animal cut for consumption; human...
2Late Latincapitīna—
3Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
4Proto-Italickaputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “descăpățâna”

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