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caput
Latin · ancient
"head"
head
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capitaneus
Late Latin · medieval
"chief, a head leader"
chief, a head leader, from caput
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capitaine
Old French · medieval
"a military or ship's leader"
carried into French for a military or ship's leader
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captain
English · 1300s
"the leader of a group, ship, or military unit"
settled as the English word for the leader of a group, ship, or military unit
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