c 3 a 1 p 3 t 1 a 1 i 1 n 1
7 letters · 11 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
noun the naval officer in command of a military ship
noun a policeman in charge of a precinct
originFrom Middle English capitain, capteyn, from Old French capitaine, from Late Latin capitāneus, from Latin caput (“head”) (English cap). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap-. Doublet of chieftain, also from Old French.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- capita 10
- captan 10
- catnap 10
- catnip 10
- pacta 9
- panic 9
- patina 8
- pinata 8
- taipan 8
- capa 8
- capi 8
- paca 8