Latin word caput comes from Proto-Indo-European *kapōlo, and later Proto-Italic *kaput (Head.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *kapōlo | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *kaput | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *kaput | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Head. |
| caput | Latin (lat) | (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, [...] |