Where does “frappuccino” come from?
frappuccino (English) comes from English cappuccino, from Italian cappuccino, 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.
frappuccino (English): An iced cappuccino
Definitions
- An iced cappuccino
Ancestry of “frappuccino”, step by step
frappuccino traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cappuccino
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cappuccino | An Italian coffee-based beverage made from... |
| 2 | Italian | cappuccino | Capuchin; cappuccino; French letter, rubber... |
| 3 | Italian | cappuccio | hood; cowl; top |
| 4 | Latin | capitium | covering for the head; opening in a tunic for the... |
| 5 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
via English frappé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | frappé | A frozen fruit-flavoured dessert or appetizer; A... |
| 2 | French | frappé | beaten, hit; past participle of frapper; downbeat |
| 3 | Old French | fraper | to hit; to strike |
| 4 | Frankish | hrapōn | to jerk; snatch; to snatch, scuffle; to snatch |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hrapōną | to scratch, scrape |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kreb(h)- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |