Where does “cappuccio” come from?
cappuccio (English) comes from Italian cappuccio, from Latin capitium, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
cappuccio (English): A hood, especially of a cloak; a capuche
Definitions
- A hood, especially of a cloak; a capuche
Ancestry of “cappuccio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | cappuccio | hood; cowl; top |
| 2 | Latin | capitium | covering for the head; opening in a tunic for the... |
| 3 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |