Where does “caputxeta” come from?

caputxeta (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.

caputxeta (Catalan): cappelletto filled pasta in the shape of a hat or hood

Definitions

  1. cappelletto filled pasta in the shape of a hat or hood

Ancestry of “caputxeta”, 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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