caudillo (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[caudillo 词源字典]
dictator in Spain or Latin America, 1852, from Spanish caudillo, cabdillo "leader, chief," from Late Latin capitellum, diminutive of caput (genitive capitis) "head" (see capitulum). Later in Spain taken by Franco as a title in imitation of German Führer, Italian Duce.[caudillo etymology, caudillo origin, 英语词源]