recap

recap
\ \ [20] The -cap of recap has of course no immediate connection with cap. The word is short for recapitulate [16], which etymologically denotes ‘repeat the headings’. It comes from late Latin recapitulāre, a compound verb formed from the prefix re- ‘again’ and capitulumsection of text, heading’ (source of English chapter). Capitulum was a diminutive form of Latin caputhead’, which may ultimately underlie English cap – so the two words could after all be linked.
\ \ Cf.CAPITULATE, CHAPTER

Word origins - 2ed. . 2005.

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