Etymology

capistrum

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Today it means: Synonym of phorbeia. Full definition →

Latin capistrum
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromcapistrum
  2. English todaycapistrum

Borrowed from Latin capistrum. Doublet of capstan.

Words from the same roots

Latincapistrum all →

capstan

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