Where does “cap” come from?

Cap derives from English capital, which comes from Latin capitālis, an adjective derived from Latin caput meaning head, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kauput-.

cap (English): A close-fitting hat, either brimless or peaked; A...

Definitions

  1. A close-fitting hat, either brimless or peaked; A...

Ancestry of “cap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcappecap; hat; A bandage or other covering to protect...
2Old Englishcæppehat
3Proto-West Germanic*kappijā—

Words derived from “cap”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *kappijā →Every word from Old English cæppe →Every word from Middle English cappe →