Etymology of the English word captaincy
the English word
captaincyderived from the English word
captainderived from the Old French word
capitainederived from the Latin word
capitaneus (captain; large, chief in size; capital)
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)
derived from the Old French word
capitainderived from the Latin word
capitaneus (captain; large, chief in size; capital)
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)
using the English suffix
-cyUsage
Word found in Modern English
