Where does “капита́н” come from?
капита́н (Russian) comes from French capitaine, from Middle French capitaine, from Old French capitaine, from Latin capitāneus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
Ancestry of “капита́н”, step by step
Words derived from “капита́н”