Etymology of the English word capitulate
the English word
capitulatederived from the French word
capitulerderived from the Medieval Latin word
capitulare (head, poll-tax or levy)
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 capitulate in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
capitulated,
capitulatingUsage
Word found in Modern English
