Where does “snowcap” come from?
snowcap (English) comes from English snow, from Middle English snow, from Old English snāw, from Proto-West Germanic snaiw, from Proto-Germanic snaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.
snowcap (English): A layer of snow covering a mountain top; A small...
Definitions
- A layer of snow covering a mountain top; A small...
Ancestry of “snowcap”, step by step
snowcap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English snow
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | snow | The frozen, crystalline state of water that falls... |
| 2 | Middle English | snow | snow; snow-white; The temperature where snow... |
| 3 | Old English | snāw | snow |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | snaiw | snow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | snaiwaz | snow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | snóygʷʰos | snow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sneygʷʰ- | to snow |
via English Cap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Cap | A nickname for the captain of a team, ship, etc |
| 2 | English | Capricorn | Someone with a Capricorn star sign |
| 3 | French | Capricorne | Capricorn |
| 4 | Latin | Capricornus | Capricornus, the constellation of the zodiac |
| 5 | Latin | caper | a male goat, billy goat; vocative singular of... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *kapros | he-goat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kápros | he-goat, billy goat |