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Where does “capeskin” come from?

capeskin (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.

capeskin (English): A soft sheepskin leather especially used for...

Definitions

  1. A soft sheepskin leather especially used for...

Ancestry of “capeskin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCape—
2Frenchcapecape; first-person singular present indicative of...
3Old Occitancapa—
4Late Latincappacape, hood; cloak; cape, cloak
5Ancient Greekκάππαkappa, the name for the tenth letter Κ, κ of the...
6Phoenician𐤊kaph; kap
7Egyptian𓂧—
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