Etymology of the English word capitellum
the English word
capitellumderived from the Late Latin word
capitellum (small head; capital, chapiter of a column)
derived from the Latin word
capitulum (chapter, article; religious; little head; piles, hemorrhoids)
derived from the Latin word
caput (head; small head; head; head; head; head; person; life; heading; chapter, principal division)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kaput- (head)
Date
The earliest known usage of capitellum in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
