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Where does “batcape” come from?

batcape (English) comes from English cape, 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.

batcape (English): Alternative letter-case form of Batcape

Definitions

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Batcape

Ancestry of “batcape”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcapeA piece or point of land, extending beyond the...
2Middle Frenchcaphead
3Old Occitancap—
4Vulgar Latincapus—
5Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
6Proto-Italickaputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
8Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
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