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

  1. A hood, especially of a cloak; a capuche

Ancestry of “cappuccio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancappucciohood; cowl; top
2Latincapitiumcovering for the head; opening in a tunic for the...
3Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
4Proto-Italickaputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
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