Hair: pelo o capello?


Hair = Pelo (any hair except those on the head) 

Hair = Capello (just those on the head) 

"Capello" probably comes from the Latin words 'caput' & 'pilus' meaning respectively 'head' & 'hair', jointed in 'capillus'.


In English the word "Capello" is present in the term "Capillary" (Capillare) which originally meant "pertaining to hair". However, “Capello” should not be confused with:

Cappello (2p) = Hat 
 
or

Cappella = Chapel


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