Where does “uncape” come from?
uncape (English) comes from English cape, from Middle French cap, from Old Occitan cap, from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
uncape (English): To drive from its earth; To remove a cape from
Definitions
- To drive from its earth; To remove a cape from
Ancestry of “uncape”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cape | A piece or point of land, extending beyond the... |
| 2 | Middle French | cap | head |
| 3 | Old Occitan | cap | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | capus | — |
| 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 |