Etymology

capitation

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Today it means: Performing a headcount; the counting of people. Full definition →

Latin capitātiōnem
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  1. Latin · learned borrowing fromcapitātiōnem
  2. English todaycapitation

Learned borrowing from Latin capitātiōnem, from caput (“head”).

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