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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread What are the origins of Capitol? #26955 04/22/2001 10:02 PM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 163 Rouspeteur member Rouspeteur member Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 163 Can anyone tell me why/how Capitol came into being as the name for U.S. legislatures? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: What are the origins of Capitol? #26956 04/23/2001 12:03 AM Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 52 Indianapolis transplanted to S... des journeyman des journeyman Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 52 Indianapolis transplanted to S... Capitol...from the latin Capitolium(from caputhead?) Any building housing the U.S. Congress or a state legislature, in this case also called Statehouse. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: What are the origins of Capitol? #26957 04/23/2001 12:57 PM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park of troy Carpal Tunnel of troy Carpal Tunnel Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park Yes, captiolium, from the name of one of Rome's seven hills, and home to the temple of Jupitor, is the root to capitol, as in "our nations Capitol"-- and the legislative body there--"Capitol Hill". a related root word capo– meaning head is at the head of many other words kaput, capitate, (and decapite) capo, captain, caprice, cape, cap– some have come in through a backdoor– kaput comes in from the german– (headless) or dead. "capitate" to head something-- lead to capital as an Upper case letter, and to money-- as capitol.. I can't remember all the other words where the head is hiding -- but i am sure the list will grow. my other obsession Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,263 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 26 A C Bowden 7 Tony Hood 1 Forix Richard 1 John Flex 1 handymanhome 1 JerryC 1 Wood Delivery 1 Trusted Roofing 1 John Fox 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,123 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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