Where does “kantakappi” come from?
kantakappi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kappi, from German Käppi, from German Kappe, from Middle High German kappe, from Old High German kappa, from Latin cāppa, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput — to seize, hold.
kantakappi (Finnish): counter piece of a shoe or a boot around the heel of foot
Definitions
- counter piece of a shoe or a boot around the heel of foot
Ancestry of “kantakappi”, step by step
kantakappi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kappi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kappi | casing |
| 2 | German | Käppi | kepi; cap |
| 3 | German | Kappe | cap, hood |
| 4 | Middle High German | kappe | — |
| 5 | Old High German | kappa | cap, hood |
| 6 | Latin | cāppa | cape, cloak |
| 7 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |