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Where does “kampidoljski” come from?

kampidoljski (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian Kampidolj, from Italian Campidoglio, from Latin Capitōlium, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

kampidoljski (Serbo-Croatian): Capitoline

Definitions

  1. Capitoline

Ancestry of “kampidoljski”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-CroatianKampidoljCapitol; The Capitoline Hill
2ItalianCampidoglio—
3LatinCapitōlium—
4Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
5Proto-Italickaputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
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