Where does “caparaçon” come from?
caparaçon (French) comes from Spanish caparazón, from Old Spanish caparaçón, from Late Latin cappa, from Ancient Greek κάππα, from Phoenician 𐤊, from Egyptian 𓂧.
caparaçon (French): caparison
Ancestry of “caparaçon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | caparazón | shell; caparison; carapace |
| 2 | Old Spanish | caparaçón | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | cappa | cape, hood; cloak; cape, cloak |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κάππα | kappa, the name for the tenth letter Κ, κ of the... |
| 5 | Phoenician | 𐤊 | kaph; kap |
| 6 | Egyptian | 𓂧 | — |
Words derived from “caparaçon”