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Where does “capuchon” come from?

capuchon (French) comes from French capuche, 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.

capuchon (French): A hood, which may be attached to a cape,...

Definitions

  1. A hood, which may be attached to a cape,...

Ancestry of “capuchon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcapuchehood; hoodie
2Italiancappucciohood; cowl; top
3Latincapitiumcovering for the head; opening in a tunic for the...
4Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
5Proto-Italickaputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “capuchon”

  • капюшон
  • capuchon
  • kapüşon
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