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capulum.

sword-hilt/handle; handle of other implements; bier, coffin; sepulcher, tomb, scacophagus; halter for catching/fastening cattle, lasso;

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. handle

    declension-2 · neuter
  2. hilt (of a sword)

    declension-2 · neuter
  3. halter, lasso

    declension-2 · neuter
  4. bier, coffin

    declension-2 · neuter
  5. synonym of feretrum, a funereal litter

    declension-2 · neuter
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Archaic Latin kapiō Latin capiō Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Indo-European *-tlom Proto-Italic *-klom? Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos? Latin -ulum Latin capulum From capiō + -ulum. Compare capulus.

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