Where does “czapka” come from?
czapka (English) comes from English chapka, from Polish czapka, from French chape, from Old French chape, from Latin cāppa, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.
czapka (English): Alternative spelling of chapka
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of chapka
Ancestry of “czapka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chapka | A type of hat worn by 19th-century Polish... |
| 2 | Polish | czapka | cap |
| 3 | French | chape | cape, cloak; cope, cappa; gin block |
| 4 | Old French | chape | cape |
| 5 | Latin | cāppa | cape, cloak |
| 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 |