myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of vitticeps

Etymology of the Latin word vitticeps

the Latin word vitticeps

derived from the Latin word vitta (a band; band, ribbon; fillet)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wei-

using the Latin suffix -ceps

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)