Reconstruction:Latin/capitare

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

From caput (“head”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kapiˈtare/

Verb

*capitāre (Proto-Romance)

1. reach, arrive at, get to (an end or conclusion); by extension, occur, happen

Related terms

• *accapitāre
• *discapitāre

Descendants

• >? Albanian: kaptoj
• Italian: capitare
• Romanian: căpăta