Where does “copatain” come from?

copatain (English) comes from English captain, from Middle English capitain, from Old French capitaine, from Latin capitāneus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

copatain (English): Being a kind of hat with a high pointed crown

Definitions

  1. Being a kind of hat with a high pointed crown

Ancestry of “copatain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcaptainA chief or leader; The person lawfully in command...
2Middle EnglishcapitainThe head of a military grouping or force; a...
3Old Frenchcapitaineleader
4Latincapitāneuslarge, chief in size
5Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
6Proto-Italickaputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
8Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap-