Where does “capeless” come from?
capeless (English) comes from English Cape, from French cape, from Old Occitan capa, from Late Latin cappa, from Ancient Greek κάππα, from Phoenician 𐤊, from Egyptian 𓂧.
capeless (English): Without a cape
Definitions
- Without a cape
Ancestry of “capeless”, step by step
capeless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Cape
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Cape | A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland |
| 2 | French | cape | cape; first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 3 | Old Occitan | capa | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | cappa | cape, hood; cloak; cape, cloak |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κάππα | kappa, the name for the tenth letter Κ, κ of the... |
| 6 | Phoenician | 𐤊 | kaph; kap |
| 7 | Egyptian | 𓂧 | — |