Where does “sinciput” come from?

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

sinciput (Romanian): sinciput

Definitions

  1. sinciput

Ancestry of “sinciput”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsinciputsinciput
2Latinsinciputhalf a head; hence, a cheek half the jowl of a...
3Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
4Proto-Italickaputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
6Proto-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 →