Latin

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Etymology

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From ex + caput + [1][2]

Verb

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excapitō (present infinitive excapitāre, perfect active excapitāvī, supine excapitātum); first conjugation

  1. (Medieval Latin, Vulgar Latin) I decapitate.
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Descendants

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  • Balkan Romance:
    • >? Aromanian: ascapit, ascãpitari
    • >? Megleno-Romanian: scapit
    • >? Romanian: scăpăta
  • Italo-Romance:

References

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  1. ^ excapitare in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  2. ^ DEX.RO, Dicționarul explicativ al limbii române: scăpăta