capitol
Significado (Inglés)
- (US) Any building or complex of buildings in which a legislature meets.
- (historical) Any citadel or complex of buildings similar to the Roman Capitol, particularly Italian and Roman citadels including temples to Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva.
- (alt-of, alternative, historical) Alternative form of capitoul (“the former chief magistrates of Toulouse, France”).
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Pronunciado como (IPA)
/ˈkæp.ɪ.təl/
Etimología (Inglés)
In summary
From Middle English Capitolie, via Anglo-Norman capitolie, Old French capitoile, from Latin Capitōlium (“Capitoline Hill, its temples; any similar citadel”), from the oblique stem of caput (“head”) + -ō (noun-forming suffix) or -ōlus (“-ole”, diminutive suffix) + -ium (toponym-forming suffix). Compare Latin capitō and capitulum. As a French magistrate, via French capitoul, from Capitole, the town hall of Toulouse. Doublet of Capitolium and capitoul.
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