Etymograph

English

capistrum

Capistrum comes from Latin capistrum ‘halter, headstall, harness’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *kap-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kap-root as named
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcapistrum‘halter, headstall, harness’
  3. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kap-root as named
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcapistrum‘halter, headstall, harness’
  3. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *kap-

had, head, case, except, heavy, accept, receive, cash, behavior, catch, achieve, captain, heavily, capital, chapter, chase, capacity, cable, escape, capable, chef, recipe, reception, occupation, perception, haven, capture, behave, cattle, cabin, cape, chapel, hawk, recipient, anticipation, anticipate, susceptible, deception, precipitation, capitol, 176 more

through Latin capistrum ‘halter, headstall, harness’

capstan, 1 more

Today it means

noun Synonym of phorbeia.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kap- / capistrum

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