English
recapitulate
Recapitulate comes from Late Latin recapitulāre ‘to go over the main points of a thing again’, from Latin caput ‘head’, and ultimately from 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‘head’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcapitulum‘head, main part, chapter’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CErecapitulāre‘to go over the main points of a thing again’next step skipped: Late Latin recapitulō
- Late Latin, derivedc. 200–600 CErecapitulātuspast participle of recapitulāre
- Englishearliest quotation 1997recapitulate
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‘head’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcapitulum‘head, main part, chapter’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CErecapitulāre‘to go over the main points of a thing again’next step skipped: Late Latin recapitulō
- Late Latin, derivedc. 200–600 CErecapitulātuspast participle of recapitulāre
- Englishearliest quotation 1997recapitulate
Earliest quotation: 1997, G. A. Bray, Growth of a Molecular Base for Feeding: “Similarly this concept of unity provided a powerful impetus…”
Equivalent to re- + capitulate
Proto-Italic *wre- ‘again’
English re-
Medieval Latin capitulum ‘to draw up under distinct headings’
Medieval Latin capitulātus
English capitulate
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kap- ‘head’
had, case, except, heavy, accept, cash, behavior, achieve, receive, catch, heavily, chase, cable, capable, capacity, perception, haven, occupation, behave, reception, recipe, capture, hawk, susceptible, anticipation, recipient, chassis, deception, anticipate, caption, captive, conceive, capsule, deceive, deceptive, captivity, conceivable, cassette, casket, cater, 134 more
through Proto-Indo-European *káput ‘head’
through Proto-Italic *kaput ‘head’
capitalize, escapade, capote, capitan, capitaine, 60 more
through Latin caput ‘head’
captain, escape, chef, cabin, cape, chapel, cattle, capitalism, capitol, mischief, cad, capita, chaplain, mischievous, precipitation, chieftain, cabana, caddie, occipital, capo, capillary, capa, chabot, jefe, dishevelled, chattel, scamper, scamp, precipitous, capuchin, precipitate, kaput, chaperon, cabochon, caput, 67 more
through Latin capitulum ‘head, main part, chapter’
Today it means
verb To summarize or repeat in concise form.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kap- / recapitulate