Where does “frappuccino” come from?
frappuccino (French) comes from English frappuccino, from English cappuccino, from Italian cappuccino, from Italian cappuccio, from Latin capitium, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.
frappuccino (French): frappuccino
Ancestry of “frappuccino”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | frappuccino | An iced cappuccino |
| 2 | English | cappuccino | An Italian coffee-based beverage made from... |
| 3 | Italian | cappuccino | Capuchin; cappuccino; French letter, rubber... |
| 4 | Italian | cappuccio | hood; cowl; top |
| 5 | Latin | capitium | covering for the head; opening in a tunic for the... |
| 6 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |