Where does “képi” come from?
képi (French) comes from Finnish kappi, from German Käppi, from German Kappe, from Middle High German kappe, from Old High German kappa, from Latin cāppa, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput — to seize, hold.
képi (French): kepi; to steal, to rob
Definitions
- kepi; to steal, to rob
Ancestry of “képi”, step by step
képi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kappi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kappi | casing |
| 2 | German | Käppi | kepi; cap |
| 3 | German | Kappe | cap, hood |
| 4 | Middle High German | kappe | — |
| 5 | Old High German | kappa | cap, hood |
| 6 | Latin | cāppa | cape, cloak |
| 7 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
via French piquer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | piquer | to prick; to sting; to nick, pinch, steal |
| 2 | Middle French | picquer | to sting |
| 3 | Old French | piquer | to pierce with the tip of a sword |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | piccare | to puncture; to sting, strike; to pierce |
| 5 | Frankish | pikkōn | to peck, strike |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | pikōną | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bew- | "low-pitch humming noise" |
via Alemannic German Käppi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alemannic German | Käppi | — |