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
- to castrate
Ancestry of “capar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | capó | castrated animal; hood / bonnet |
| 2 | French | capot | (cover over the engine of a motor car) bonnet UK, hood US |
| 3 | Old French | capote | hooded cloak |
| 4 | Old French | cape | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | cappa | cape, hood; cloak; cape, cloak |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κάππα | kappa, the name for the tenth letter Κ, κ of the... |
| 7 | Phoenician | 𐤊 | kaph; kap |
| 8 | Egyptian | 𓂧 | — |