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Etymology of the Latin word capitulum

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)

Derivations in Latin

capitularis, capitularius, capitulare, capitellum

Derivations in other languages

English capitulum, French capitule, French capitule, Italian capecchio, Portuguese cabido, Portuguese capítulo, Spanish cabildo, Spanish capítulo

Usage

Word found in Medieval Latin, Classical Latin



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