Where does “capitanejo” come from?

capitanejo (Spanish) comes from Spanish capitán, from Latin capitāneus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

capitanejo (Spanish): a subordinate of a cacique

Definitions

  1. a subordinate of a cacique

Ancestry of “capitanejo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcapitáncaptain
2Latincapitāneuslarge, chief in size
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 →