Where does “كبوسين” come from?
كبوسين (Arabic) comes from French Capucine, from French capucin, from Italian cappuccino, from Italian cappuccio, from Latin capitium, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.
كبوسين (Arabic): monks cress (Tropaeolum gen. and spp.)
Definitions
- monks cress (Tropaeolum gen. and spp.)
Ancestry of “كبوسين”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Capucine | capuchin nun |
| 2 | French | capucin | capuchin; Capuchin monk |
| 3 | Italian | cappuccino | Capuchin; cappuccino; French letter, rubber... |
| 4 | Italian | cappuccio | hood; cowl; top |
| 5 | Latin | capitium | covering for the head; opening in a tunic for the... |
| 6 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |