Where does “caputxó” come from?

caputxó (Catalan) comes from Catalan caputxa, from Italian cappuccio, from Latin capitium, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

caputxó (Catalan): longnose skate (Dipturus oxyrinchus)

Definitions

  1. longnose skate (Dipturus oxyrinchus)

Ancestry of “caputxó”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancaputxahood
2Italiancappucciohood; cowl; top
3Latincapitiumcovering for the head; opening in a tunic for the...
4Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
5Proto-Italickaputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
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