LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculine

capseum

*capseum m (plural *capseōs)

Meaning

  1. Proto Western Romancemasculinereconstructionchin

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kap-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kapyéti
  3. Proto-Italic*kapjō
  4. Proto-Italic*kapsos
  5. Latincapseum

Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eum Latin *capseum From capsa (“box”) + -eum.

Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesequeixofrom Old Galician-Portuguese queixo
  • Portuguesequeyxofrom Old Galician-Portuguese queixo
  • Galicianqueixofrom Old Galician-Portuguese queixo
  • Nheengatukexufrom Old Galician-Portuguese queixo
  • Old Spanish*quexo
Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanqueixfrom Old Catalan caix
  • Aragonesecaixo
  • Languedociencaisfrom Old Occitan cais
  • Provençalcaisfrom Old Occitan cais
  • Vivaro-Alpinechaisfrom Old Occitan cais

Quick answers

What does capseum mean in Latin?
capseum, a noun, means “chin”.
Where does capseum come from?
Proto-Indo-European *kap- → Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti → Proto-Italic *kapjō → Proto-Italic *kapsos → Latin capseum.