Latin
caput
‘head’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin caput.
105 English words in this record descend from Latin caput, most familiar first.
- capital ← capitale ← capitulum
- captain ← capitain ← capitaine ← capitāneus
- chapter ← chapitre ← chapitre ← capitulum
- escape ← escapen ← escaper ← *excappāre ← cappa
- cape ← cap
- chef ← chief ← chief ← capus
- cattle ← catel ← catel ← capitāle ← capitālis
- cabin ← caban ← cabane ← cabanna ← cappa
- chapel ← chapele ← chapele ← cappella ← cappa
- capitol ← Capitolie ← capitolie ← Capitōlium
- capitalism ← capitalisme ← capital ← capitālis
- capita
More words from caput
- precipitation
- chaplain
- cad
- mischief
- capitalize
- mischievous
- capillary
- chieftain
- precipitate
- capo
- cabana
- occipital
- capa
- capitan
- caddie
- capote
- precipitous
- escapade
- chattel
- capitulate
- capuchin
- scamper
- scamp
- chabot
- jefe
- capitaine
- dishevelled
- kaput
- caput
- chaperon
- cabochon
- cadel
- recapitulate
- cabildo
- capitano
- capitation
- caudillo
- occiput
- cappa
- capitulum
- capitular
- capelin
- scarper
- kepi
- cabotage
- capitate
- capite
- cabane
- chape
- cappelletti
- precipitator
- cappuccini
- capellini
- anceps
- cappo
- cappuccio
- captainship
- ancipital
- capataz
- capea
- capitule
- capitolo
- capuche
- cavesson
- capot
- capillaire
- capilliform
- capitatim
- capitellum
- capeline
- capillament
- capillature
- caubeen
- caudillismo
- capitoul
- centriciput
- chevage
- chapiter
- chapka
- chiefage
- chevin
- chappe
- descabello
- kapota
- multicipital
- precipitato
- precipitious
- shapka
- sheftsvo
- sinciput
- sincipita
- sincipital
- txapela
- chief
- achieve
- cap
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Etymograph / Latin caput