Where does “kepi” come from?
kepi (English) comes from French képi, from Finnish kappi, from German Käppi, from German Kappe, from Middle High German kappe, from Old High German kappa, from Latin cāppa, from Latin caput — to seize, hold.
kepi (English): A cap with a flat circular top and a visor,...
Definitions
- A cap with a flat circular top and a visor,...
Ancestry of “kepi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | képi | kepi; to steal, to rob |
| 2 | Finnish | kappi | casing |
| 3 | German | Käppi | kepi; cap |
| 4 | German | Kappe | cap, hood |
| 5 | Middle High German | kappe | — |
| 6 | Old High German | kappa | cap, hood |
| 7 | Latin | cāppa | — |
| 8 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |