Where does “caps” come from?

Caps derives from English cap, which comes from Latin capitālis, meaning of the head, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kauput- meaning head.

caps (English): plural of cap; API pl; Capital letters; capitals

Definitions

  1. plural of cap; API pl; Capital letters; capitals

Ancestry of “caps”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcapA close-fitting hat, either brimless or peaked; A...
2Middle Englishcappecap; hat; A bandage or other covering to protect...
3Old Englishcæppehat
4Proto-West Germanic*kappijā—

Words derived from “caps”

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