Etymology

capitulation

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Today it means: A reducing to heads or articles; a formal agreement. Full definition →

Middle French capitulation ← Proto-Indo-European *káput
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*kap-
  2. Proto-Indo-European · inherited from*káput“head”
  3. Middle French · derived fromcapitulation
  4. English todaycapitulation

From Middle French capitulation; equivalent to capitulate + -ion. Derived from Proto-Indo-European *káput (“head”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap-.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Indo-European*káput all →

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Proto-Indo-European*kap- all →

heavycaptainoccupationcapitalismchieftainheftcaddieprecipicecapitalisticcapitulateprecipitantcadelcapitellumkapala

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