Where does “tgea” come from?

tgea (Romansch) comes from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

tgea (Romansch): house; head

Definitions

  1. house; head

Ancestry of “tgea”, step by step

tgea traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vulgar Latin capus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latincapus—
2Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
3Proto-Italickaputhead
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

via Latin casa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincasahut, cottage, cabin; rural property, small farm;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →