Proto-Indo-European
*kap-
‘head’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *kap-.
217 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *kap-, most familiar first.
- had ← hadde ← hæfde ← *habdaz ← *habjaną
- case ← casse ← capsa ← *kapsos ← *kapjō
- head ← efd ← hēafod ← *haubud ← *haubudą
- except ← excepter ← exceptus ← excipiō
- capital ← capitale ← capitulum ← caput ← *kaput
- heavy ← hevy ← hefiġ ← *habīg ← *habīgaz
- cash ← caisse ← caissa ← capsa ← capiō
- captain ← capitain ← capitaine ← capitāneus ← caput
- catch ← cacchen ← cachier
- accept ← accepten ← accepter ← acceptō ← capiō
- receive ← receyven ← receivre ← recipere ← capiō
- capacity ← capacite ← capacite ← capācitās
More words from *kap-
- behavior
- chapter
- escape
- capable
- achieve
- cable
- heavily
- chase
- capture
- cape
- acceptable
- chef
- recipe
- reception
- occupation
- perception
- acceptance
- cattle
- cabin
- haven
- chapel
- behave
- capitol
- capitalism
- recipient
- capita
- hawk
- anticipation
- anticipate
- caption
- captive
- capsule
- susceptible
- deception
- precipitation
- cashier
- captivity
- cater
- chassis
- chaplain
- cad
- cassette
- conceive
- deceive
- mischief
- capitalize
- deceptive
- casket
- deceit
- conceivable
- mischievous
- haves
- heave
- capillary
- chieftain
- preoccupation
- heaving
- hawker
- receivable
- precipitate
- heft
- capo
- cabana
- occipital
- capa
- capitan
- acceptability
- caddie
- capote
- heaviness
- precipitous
- perceptible
- captivate
- escapade
- chattel
- capitulate
- deceiver
- imperceptible
- cajon
- kas
- capuchin
- scamper
- scamp
- chabot
- preceptor
- jefe
- capitaine
- dishevelled
- haft
- acceptably
- kaput
- chasse
- caput
- chaperon
- sashay
- capstan
- cabochon
- cadel
- recapitulate
- catchpole
- cabildo
- hobnob
- capitano
- hoven
- percept
- apperception
- heddle
- capitation
- caudillo
- occiput
- cappa
- capitulum
- capitular
- capelin
- scarper
- kepi
- cabotage
- excipient
- capitate
- capite
- cabane
- quaich
- recept
- chape
- cappelletti
- behove
- precipitator
- cappuccini
- capellini
- anceps
- cassone
- cappo
- acception
- captious
- capisce
- caitiff
- conceptus
- percipient
- cappuccio
- perceptor
- captainship
- quijada
- capias
- accipient
- acater
- achatour
- ancipital
- anticipant
- apperceive
- capataz
- capea
- capitule
- capitolo
- captation
- capuche
- cavesson
- capot
- cajuela
- capillaire
- capilliform
- capitatim
- capistrum
- capiat
- capitellum
- capeline
- capillament
- capillature
- capacify
- caubeen
- caudillismo
- cabasset
- capitoul
- capaxorder
- centriciput
- chevage
- chapiter
- chapka
- chiefage
- chevin
- chappe
- conceivableness
- descabello
- deceivably
- deceptory
- discept
- emancipatrix
- eyecatch
- havenless
- havener
- heavisome
- kapala
- kapota
- multicipital
- percipience
- percipiency
- precipitato
- preoccupate
- precipitious
- shapka
- sinciput
- sincipita
- sincipital
- suscipient
- susception
- txapela
- have
- chief
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Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kap-