Reconstruction:Latin/capillutus

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

From capillus (“hair”) +‎ -ūtus. Compare *barbūtus, *cōleūtus.

Adjective

*capillūtus (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

1. Alternative form of capillātus

Descendants

• Italo-Romance:
  • Corsican: capillutu, capiddutu
  • Gallurese: capiddutu
  • Italian: capelluto
  • Sicilian: capiddutu
• Gallo-Romance:
  • Occitan: cabelut
  • Old French: chevelu
    • French: chevelu
• Ibero-Romance:
  • Galician: cabeludo
  • Spanish: cabelludo
  • Portuguese: cabeludo

References

• Korting, Gustav (1891) “*căpĭllūtŭs”, in Lateinisch-romanisches Wörterbuch (in German), page 166