cap

Catalan

noun
Definitions
  • (anatomy) head
  • boss, chief, leader
  • cape piece of land
  • (heraldry) chief
  • end

Etymology

Inherited from Old Occitan cap inherited from Latin *capum, caput (head, etc, source) inherited from Proto-Italic *kaput derived from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kauput-

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