CAPUT
What does "CAPUT" mean?
The head or head-like end of a structure, used in anatomy and from Latin meaning 'head'.
Meanings
- In anatomy, the head or rounded head-like part of an organ, bone, or muscle. The surgeon noted swelling near the caput of the femur. technical
- Historically, the governing body or senate of certain universities, as at Cambridge. A proposal could be vetoed by a single member of the Caput. archaic
Did you know?
- The plain Latin word 'caput' (head) is a quiet ancestor of a huge English clan: capital, captain, chapter, chief, and even cattle all trace back to the same word for 'head'.
Word origin
Directly from Latin 'caput' ('head'), the source of a wide family of English words including 'capital', 'captain', 'chapter', 'chief', and 'cap'.
Remember it
CAPUT = the 'CAP' you PUT on your head; Latin 'caput' literally means head.
A little poem
One little word for the top of us all-
and a hundred children answered its call.
couplet
What it teaches
The oldest words breed the largest families; what comes first names the most.
Quick facts
What does CAPUT mean?
The head or head-like end of a structure, used in anatomy and from Latin meaning 'head'.
Is CAPUT a valid word?
Yes — CAPUT is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is CAPUT?
CAPUT has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does CAPUT come from?
Directly from Latin 'caput' ('head'), the source of a wide family of English words including 'capital', 'captain', 'chapter', 'chief', and 'cap'.
What can CAPUT teach us?
The oldest words breed the largest families; what comes first names the most.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.