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
Ancestry of “képi”, step by step
| 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 | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “képi”