Where does “capuche” come from?

capuche (French) comes from Italian cappuccio, from Latin capitium, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

capuche (French): hood; hoodie

Definitions

  1. hood; hoodie

Ancestry of “capuche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancappucciohood; cowl; top
2Latincapitiumcovering for the head; opening in a tunic for the...
3Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
4Proto-Italickaputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “capuche”

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