LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verb

capitāre

*capitāre

Meaning

  1. Proto Romancereconstructionreach, arrive at, get to (an end or conclusion); by extension, occur, happen

Origins

From caput (“head”).

Insular Romance
  • Sardiniancabidare
Balkano-Romance
  • Romaniancăpăta
Italo-Romance
  • Italiancapitare
  • Neapolitancapità
  • Siciliancapitari
Ibero-Romance
  • Portugueseacabedar
Borrowings
  • Albaniankaptoj

Quick answers

What does capitāre mean in Latin?
capitāre, a verb, means “reach, arrive at, get to (an end or conclusion); by extension, occur, happen”.