Where does “kapitan” come from?
kapitan (Tagalog) 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.
kapitan (Tagalog): captain; village chief; head of a barangay or...
Definitions
- captain; village chief; head of a barangay or...
Ancestry of “kapitan”, step by step
kapitan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish capitán
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | capitán | captain |
| 2 | Latin | capitāneus | large, chief in size |
| 3 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
via Tagalog kapit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | kapit | grip; hold; to hold; to grip |