Etymology

capitellum

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Today it means: Synonym of capitulum. Full definition →

Latin capitellum ← Proto-Indo-European *kauput-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*kap-
  2. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*kauput-
  3. Latin · derived fromcaput“head”
  4. Latin · borrowed fromcapitellum
  5. English todaycapitellum

Borrowed from Latin capitellum, diminuitive of Latin caput (“head”), from Proto-Indo-European *kauput- (English head), itself from Proto-Indo-European *kap-. Doublet of caddie, cadel, cadet, capital, and caudillo.

Words from the same roots

Latincapitellum all →

cadcadel

Latincaput all →

capeachievecapcaptainchefcorporalmischiefchieftaincabochoncaddiejefecaputcaudillocadelcapitecapitulecattleheadchapemulticipital

Proto-Indo-European*kauput- all →

chieftaincadelcattlehead

Proto-Indo-European*kap- all →

heavycaptainoccupationcapitalismchieftainheftcaddieprecipicecapitalisticcapitulationcapitulateprecipitantcadelkapala

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.