Where does “Cape” come from?
Cape (English) comes from French cape, from Old Occitan capa, from Late Latin cappa, from Ancient Greek κάππα, from Phoenician 𐤊, from Egyptian 𓂧.
Cape (English): A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland
Definitions
- A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland
Ancestry of “Cape”, step by step
Cape traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French cape
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | cape | cape; first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 2 | Old Occitan | capa | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | cappa | cape, hood; cloak; cape, cloak |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κάππα | kappa, the name for the tenth letter Κ, κ of the... |
| 5 | Phoenician | 𐤊 | kaph; kap |
| 6 | Egyptian | 𓂧 | — |