Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryAn ornate capital letter used in calligraphy, consisting of interlaced pen strokes. See :Commons:Cadel letters.
From Latin capitellum, diminuitive of Latin caput (“head”), from Proto-Indo-European *kauput- (English head), itself from Proto-Indo-European *kap-. Doublet of captain. Cognate with French cadeau. Doublet of caddie, cadet, capital, capitellum, and caudillo.
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- Root classification mention*kap-ine-pro
- Derivation mentioncapitellumla
- Derivation mentioncaputla
- Derivation mention*kauput-ine-pro
- Derivation mention*kap-ine-pro
- Doublet mentioncaptainen
- Cognate mentioncadeaufr
- Doublet mentioncaddieen
- Doublet mentioncadeten
- Doublet mentioncapitalen
- Doublet mentioncapitellumen
- Doublet mentioncaudilloen
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