capitellum

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capitellum

Rhymes with -ɛləm

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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.

noun capitella

Synonym of capitulum.
Similar: capitulum

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@misc{capitellum_2026,
  title = {capitellum},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/capitellum},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}