English
caput
Caput comes from Latin caput ‘the head’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *kap-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kap-‘head’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*káput‘head’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kaput‘head’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcaput‘the head’
- Englishearliest quotation 1823same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kap-‘head’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*káput‘head’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kaput‘head’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcaput‘the head’
- Englishearliest quotation 1823same form
Earliest quotation: 1823, Elia pseudonym; Charles Lamb, Oxford in the Vacation: “D. has been engaged, he tells me, through a…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kap- ‘head’
had, case, except, heavy, accept, receive, behavior, cash, achieve, catch, heavily, chase, capacity, cable, recipe, reception, occupation, perception, capable, haven, behave, capture, recipient, hawk, anticipation, anticipate, susceptible, deception, chassis, conceive, deceive, deceptive, cater, caption, deceit, captive, capsule, cassette, conceivable, captivity, 134 more
through Proto-Indo-European *káput ‘head’
through Proto-Italic *kaput ‘head’
capitalism, capitalize, capitan, capitaine, 60 more
through Latin caput ‘the head’
capital, chapter, captain, chef, escape, cattle, cabin, chapel, precipitation, cape, capitol, mischief, capita, chaplain, mischievous, cad, chieftain, precipitate, occipital, precipitous, chattel, capillary, cabana, caddie, chabot, jefe, dishevelled, capitulate, scamper, escapade, capote, capo, scamp, capa, chaperon, cabochon, capuchin, kaput, 66 more
Today it means
noun The head.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kap- / caput