Where does “capote” come from?
capote (French) comes from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
capote (French): greatcoat; soft top; Ellipsis of capote anglaise
Definitions
- greatcoat; soft top; Ellipsis of capote anglaise
Ancestry of “capote”, step by step
capote traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin caput
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
via Portuguese Barroco
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Barroco | Baroque a style of art, music and architecture from the early modern era |
| 2 | Portuguese | barro | mud; clay |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | barrum | clay, mud; accusative singular of barrus |
Words derived from “capote”