Caput

Berkeley, Monday, June 15, 2026 6:40 PM

Caput is a latin word, which means headland, head, and likely is the basis for other words I will type below. It is based on the Proto-Indo-European word *kaput-. [1]

Words:

Cape, Cabo, Capital, Chief, Chef.

Places:

Cape Mendocino located in Humboldt County, California.

Cabo Verde: Island country in the Atlantic Ocean, in from, more or less from the Senegal coast. Although far from its coast.

Cabo San Lucas, a city in Mexico in Baja California.

Cabo San Antonio: Argentina, Cuba, and Spain. Same name of three places in those different countries.

Cape Peninsula: It is in South Africa. Cape Town is in the Peninsula, but also in the south of the Peninsula are Cape Point and Cape of Good Hope. [2]

References

[1] https://www.etymonline.com/word/cape#etymonline_v_698

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Peninsula