Where does “kapotmaken” come from?
kapotmaken (Dutch) comes from Dutch kapot, 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.
kapotmaken (Dutch): to break
Definitions
- to break
Ancestry of “kapotmaken”, step by step
kapotmaken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch kapot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kapot | broken |
| 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 | — |