Where does “capear” come from?

capear (Galician) comes from Galician capa, from Old Portuguese capa, from Late Latin cappa, from Ancient Greek κάππα, from Phoenician 𐤊, from Egyptian 𓂧.

capear (Galician): to weather (the storm)

Definitions

  1. to weather (the storm)

Ancestry of “capear”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciancapacloak, cape
2Old Portuguesecapa
3Late Latincappacape, hood; cloak; cape, cloak
4Ancient Greekκάππαkappa, the name for the tenth letter Κ, κ of the...
5Phoenician𐤊kaph; kap
6Egyptian𓂧
Every word from Egyptian 𓂧Every word from Phoenician 𐤊Every word from Ancient Greek κάππα