capitellum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of capitulum.

Word forms

capitellum capitella

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin capitellum, diminuitive of Latin caput (“head”), from Proto-Indo-European *kauput- (English head), itself from Proto-Indo-European *kap-. Doublet of caddie, cadel, cadet, capital, and caudillo.

Synonyms

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