noun
Origin: Fr, younger son < Gascon capdet, captain, chief < Prov capdel < LL capitellum, dim. of L caput, head
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noun
Origin:
Origin: French
Origin: , from dialectal capdet, captain
Origin: , from Late Latin capitellum
Origin: , diminutive of Latin caput, capit-, head; see kaput- in Indo-European roots
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