Where does “capuche” come from?

capuche (English) comes from French capuche, 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.

capuche (English): A long, pointed hood, as that worn by the...

Definitions

  1. A long, pointed hood, as that worn by the...

Ancestry of “capuche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcapuchehood; hoodie
2Italiancappucciohood; cowl; top
3Latincapitiumcovering for the head; opening in a tunic for the...
4Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
5Proto-Italickaputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “capuche”

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