Etymology of the Latin word decapitare
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)
Derivations in Latin
decapitatioDerivations in other languages
Italian
decapitare, Portuguese
decapitar, Spanish
decapitarUsage
Word found in Late Latin, Medieval Latin
