cabdiello

/kabˈdjeʎo/ · noun

Meaning

a military chief or leader

Etymology / origin

From Late Latin capitellum (“small head”), diminutive of Latin capitulum, from caput (“head”).

capitulum(Latin)→
capitellum(la-lat)→
cabdiello (Old Spanish)
Relations: inh, inh

Related words

capitellum(la-lat)capitulum(Latin)caudilho(Portuguese)caudillo(Spanish)

Descendant words

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