capitated

The word "capitated" originates from the Medieval Latin verb capitare, meaning "to tax per head", itself derived from the classical Latin caput (head). This Latin root, tracing back to Proto-Indo-European kaput- (head), provides the core logic of counting by the individual. The suffix -ate was added to form the verb "capitate", meaning to impose such a head-based payment. Finally, the past participle ending -ed transforms it into an adjective describing a system or payment structured on this per-person basis, a concept now central to certain managed healthcare and subscription models.

Structure: capit (head) + ate (verb suffix) + ed (adjective suffix) - capit: From Latin caput, meaning "head". In this word, it functions as the root, carrying the core meaning of "per head" or "per person". - ate: A verb-forming suffix from Latin -atus, used to form verbs meaning "to act upon" or "to provide with". Here, it turns the noun root into the verb "capitate". - ed: A suffix from Old English -ed, -od, -ad, used to form adjectives from verbs, indicating the state or result of the action. Here, it forms the adjective meaning "subject to a per-head payment".