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capitellum.

small head; capital/chapiter of a column;

10 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. diminutive of caput (“head”): small head

    Late-Latin · declension-2 · diminutive · form-of · neuter

  2. capital or chapiter of a column

    Late-Latin · declension-2 · neuter
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Italic *kaput Latin capit- Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellum Latin capitellum From capit- + -ellum.

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