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Where does “offcap” come from?

offcap (English) comes from English Cap, from English Capricorn, from French Capricorne, from Latin Capricornus, from Latin caper, from Proto-Italic *kapros, from Proto-Indo-European kápros — he-goat, billy goat.

offcap (English): To take off the cap by way of obeisance or...

Definitions

  1. To take off the cap by way of obeisance or...

Ancestry of “offcap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCap—
2EnglishCapricornSomeone with a Capricorn star sign
3FrenchCapricorneCapricorn
4LatinCapricornus—
5Latincapera male goat, billy goat; vocative singular of...
6Proto-Italic*kapros—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankáproshe-goat, billy goat
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