Where does “capuchinbird” come from?
capuchinbird (English) comes from English Capuchin, from Middle French capuchin, from Italian cappuccino, from Italian cappuccio, from Latin capitium, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.
capuchinbird (English): A bird of the species Perissocephalus tricolor, native to northeastern South America
Definitions
- A bird of the species Perissocephalus tricolor, native to northeastern South America
Ancestry of “capuchinbird”, step by step
capuchinbird traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Capuchin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Capuchin | A member of an order of Roman Catholic friars |
| 2 | Middle French | capuchin | Capuchin friar |
| 3 | Italian | cappuccino | Capuchin; cappuccino; French letter, rubber... |
| 4 | Italian | cappuccio | hood; cowl; top |
| 5 | Latin | capitium | covering for the head; opening in a tunic for the... |
| 6 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |