Etymology

decapitate

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Today it means: To remove the head of. Full definition →

French décapiter ← Late Latin dēcapitāre
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  1. Late Latin · derived fromdēcapitāre
  2. French · borrowed fromdécapiter
  3. English todaydecapitate

From French décapiter, from Late Latin dēcapitāre, literally, “to de-head”.

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