Etymology of the Latin word capitale
the Latin word
capitale (capital crime, punishment; priestess headband)
derived from the Latin word
capitalis (of, belonging to head, life)
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)
Derivations in other languages
Anglo-Norman
catel, French
chatel, Portuguese
cabedal, Provençal
capdal, Romanian
căpătaUsage
Word found in Vulgar Latin, Medieval Latin
