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

  1. To drive from its earth; To remove a cape from

Ancestry of “uncape”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcapeA piece or point of land, extending beyond the...
2Middle Frenchcaphead
3Old Occitancap—
4Vulgar Latincapus—
5Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
6Proto-Italickaputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
8Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “uncape”

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