- decapitate (v.)
[decapitate 词源字典]
- 1610s, from French décapiter (14c.), from Late Latin decapitatus past participle of decapitare, from Latin de- "off" (see de-) + caput (genitive capitis) "head" (see capitulum). Related: Decapitated; decapitating.[decapitate etymology, decapitate origin, 英语词源]