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Where does “capucin” come from?

capucin (French) comes from Italian cappuccino, 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.

capucin (French): capuchin; Capuchin monk

Definitions

  1. capuchin; Capuchin monk

Ancestry of “capucin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItaliancappuccinoCapuchin; cappuccino; French letter, rubber...
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 “capucin”

  • capuchin
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