Etymology of the Latin word capitaneus
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)
Derivations in other languages
French
capitaine, French
chevetaine, French
capitain, French
chevetain, Italian
capitagnaCognates
Catalan
capitá, Dutch
kapitein, English
captain, English
chieftain, French
capitaine, French
capitain, German
Kapitän, Italian
capitano, Lithuanian
kapitonas, Norwegian
kaptein, Polish
kapitan, Portuguese
capitão, Russian
кaпитaн, Spanish
capitán, Spanish
capitan, Swedish
kaptenUsage
Word found in Late Latin, Vulgar Latin
