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Italian word cazzo comes from Proto-Indo-European *kapōlo, Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pyéti (To be grasping.)
*kapōlo (Proto-Indo-European)
*kh₂pyéti (Proto-Indo-European)
To be grasping.
*kaput (Proto-Indo-European)
*kaput (Proto-Italic)
Head.
caput (Latin)
(New Latin, anatomy) headlike protuberance on an organ or body part, usually bone, for instance caput ulnae. (New Latin, medicine) a disease; a severe swelling of the soft tissues of a newborn's scalp that develops as the baby travels through the birth canal. (figuratively) life. (figuratively) the vital part. (in writings) division, section, paragraph, chapter. (of a river) origin, source, [...]
capitium (Latin)
Covering for the head. Opening in a tunic for the head. Vestment (put on over the head).
cazzo (Italian)
(in the plural, followed by a possessive pronoun) business, affair. (un cazzo) shit (US), jackshit (US), sod all (UK), bugger all (UK). (vulgar) dick, cock, prick Used as an intensifier, often replacing cosa or che, similar to "what the fuck".. Fuck!, shit! (expressing frustration, surprise, or anger). Good grief.