Proto-Indo-European

*káput

‘head’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *káput.

100 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *káput, most familiar first.

• head ← efd ← hēafod ← *haubud ← *haubudą
• capital ← capitale ← capitulum ← caput ← *kaput
• chapter ← chapitre ← chapitre ← capitulum ← caput
• escape ← escapen ← escaper ← *excappāre ← cappa
• cape ← cap ← caput ← *kaput
• chef ← chief ← chief ← capus ← caput
• cattle ← catel ← catel ← capitāle ← capitālis
• cabin ← caban ← cabane ← cabanna ← cappa
• chapel ← chapele ← chapele ← cappella ← cappa
• capitol ← Capitolie ← capitolie ← Capitōlium ← caput
• capitalism ← capitalisme ← capital ← capitālis ← caput
• capita ← caput ← *kaput

More words from *káput

• precipitation
• chaplain
• cad
• mischief
• capitalize
• mischievous
• capillary
• precipitate
• capo
• cabana
• occipital
• capa
• capitan
• capote
• precipitous
• escapade
• chattel
• capitulate
• capuchin
• scamper
• scamp
• chabot
• jefe
• capitaine
• dishevelled
• kaput
• caput
• chaperon
• cabochon
• 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
• capeline
• capillament
• capillature
• caubeen
• caudillismo
• capitoul
• centriciput
• chevage
• chapiter
• chapka
• chiefage
• chevin
• chappe
• descabello
• kapota
• multicipital
• precipitato
• precipitious
• shapka
• sinciput
• sincipita
• sincipital
• txapela

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *káput