Capitellum

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of capitulum.

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capitulum

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.

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