Etymology Explorer › Catalan

Where does “capar” come from?

capar (Catalan) comes from Catalan capó, from French capot, from Old French capote, from Old French cape, from Late Latin cappa, from Ancient Greek κάππα, from Phoenician 𐤊, from Egyptian 𓂧.

capar (Catalan): to castrate

Definitions

  1. to castrate

Ancestry of “capar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancapócastrated animal; hood / bonnet
2Frenchcapotbonnet , hood
3Old Frenchcapotehooded cloak
4Old Frenchcape—
5Late Latincappacape, hood; cloak; cape, cloak
6Ancient Greekκάππαkappa, the name for the tenth letter Κ, κ of the...
7Phoenician𐤊kaph; kap
8Egyptian𓂧—
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