Where does “Kaaps” come from?
Kaaps (Dutch) comes from Dutch kaap, from Middle French cap, from Old Occitan cap, from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
Kaaps (Dutch): of, from or relating to the Cape of Good Hope
Definitions
- of, from or relating to the Cape of Good Hope
Ancestry of “Kaaps”, step by step
Kaaps traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch kaap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kaap | cape, headland |
| 2 | Middle French | cap | head |
| 3 | Old Occitan | cap | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | capus | — |
| 5 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
via Dutch S
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | S | — |