Etymograph

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capitoul

Capitoul comes from French capitoul ‘a capitoul or capitol: the former chief…’, from Latin caput ‘head’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kap-‘head’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*káput‘head’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kaput‘head’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcaput‘head’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CECapitolium‘The Capitoline Hill, one of the seven hills of Rome’oblique stem of caput
  6. Frenchc. 1600–presentCapitole
  7. French, derivedc. 1600–presentcapitoul‘a capitoul or capitol: the former chief magistrates of the city of Toulouse’
  8. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kap-‘head’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*káput‘head’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kaput‘head’reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcaput‘head’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CECapitolium‘The Capitoline Hill, one of the seven hills of Rome’oblique stem of caput
  6. Frenchc. 1600–presentCapitole
  7. French, derivedc. 1600–presentcapitoul‘a capitoul or capitol: the former chief magistrates of the city of Toulouse’
  8. Englishtodaysame form

The story

The name referenced the Roman Capitol and the town's Latin capitulum (‘charter; chapter’).

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *kap- ‘head’

had, case, except, heavy, accept, receive, behavior, cash, catch, achieve, heavily, chase, cable, capable, recipe, reception, occupation, capacity, perception, haven, capture, behave, hawk, recipient, anticipation, anticipate, susceptible, deception, chassis, conceive, deceive, caption, deceptive, cater, captive, cassette, conceivable, capsule, captivity, casket, 141 more

through Proto-Indo-European *káput ‘head’

head, 66 more

through Proto-Italic *kaput ‘head’

capote, escapade, 67 more

through Latin caput ‘head’

captain, chapter, escape, chef, cattle, cabin, chapel, cape, precipitation, mischief, chaplain, cad, mischievous, chieftain, chattel, cabana, precipitate, caddie, capillary, occipital, chabot, jefe, capo, dishevelled, capa, scamper, scamp, capuchin, precipitous, kaput, chaperon, cabochon, caput, 71 more

Today it means

noun The former chief magistrates of the city of Toulouse, France.

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

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

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