Where does “priestcap” come from?

priestcap (English) comes from English priest, from Middle English prest, from Old French prest, from Latin pressus, from Latin premere, from Latin premo, from Proto-Indo-European pres-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

priestcap (English): A form of redan in fortifications; a swallowtail

Definitions

  1. A form of redan in fortifications; a swallowtail

Ancestry of “priestcap”, step by step

priestcap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English priest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpriesta religious clergyman who is trained to perform...
2Middle Englishprestloan, borrowing; tax, fee, levy; advance payment
3Old Frenchprestloan; monetary gift
4Latinpressuspressed, having been pressed, squeezed;...
5Latinpremeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6LatinpremoI press; I pursue
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpres-to press
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via English Cap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCapA nickname for the captain of a team, ship, etc
2EnglishCapricornSomeone with a Capricorn star sign
3FrenchCapricorneCapricorn
4LatinCapricornusCapricornus, the constellation of the zodiac
5Latincapera male goat, billy goat; vocative singular of...
6Proto-Italic*kaproshe-goat
7Proto-Indo-Europeankáproshe-goat, billy goat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós