Etymology of the Latin word caput
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
capitatio,
Capitolium,
decapitare,
triceps,
capitalis,
capitium,
capibrevium,
capitatus,
capitulum,
capitaneus,
capito,
capaticum,
capitare,
capitergium,
Balaeniceps,
centiceps,
occiput,
praeceps,
sinciput,
-ceps,
biceps,
capitellata,
capitipila,
capitula,
capitulifera,
capituliflora,
parviceps,
caputalis,
capocius,
capitinemDerivations in other languages
English
caput, French
chief, French
caboche, French
capité, French
sinciput, Italian
corporal, Italian
capo, Italian
co, Italian
capitario, Italian
scapitare, Portuguese
cabo, Provençal
cap, Provençal
cabus, Spanish
capataz, Spanish
capota, Spanish
capuzar, Spanish
cabo, Spanish
captenerCognates
Yiddish
kopUsage
Word found in Late Latin, Medieval Latin
