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Etymology of the Italian word decapitare

the Italian word decapitare

derived from the Latin word decapitare (decapitate; behead)

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 Late Latin prefix de-

derived from the Latin word de (away; down)