Etymology

capataz

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Today it means: boss, foreman, overseer Full definition →

Spanish capataz ← Latin caput ← Proto-Italic *kaput
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kap-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kap-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*káput
  4. Proto-Italic*kaput
  5. Latincaput
  6. Spanishcapataz
  7. English todaycapataz

Borrowed from Spanish capataz.

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