Where does “Kapuzinerkloster” come from?
Kapuzinerkloster (German) comes from German Kapuziner, 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.
Kapuzinerkloster (German): Capuchin monastery, Capuchin friary
Definitions
- Capuchin monastery, Capuchin friary
Ancestry of “Kapuzinerkloster”, step by step
Kapuzinerkloster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kapuziner
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kapuziner | Capuchin |
| 2 | Italian | cappuccino | Capuchin; cappuccino; French letter, rubber... |
| 3 | Italian | cappuccio | hood; cowl; top |
| 4 | Latin | capitium | covering for the head; opening in a tunic for the... |
| 5 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
via German klōster
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | klōster | convent, monastery, cloister |
| 2 | Old High German | klōstar | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | clostrum | nominative neuter singular of clōstra; accusative... |
| 4 | Latin | claustrum | a bar, band, bolt; gate, door, bulwark; enclosure |
| 5 | Latin | claudere | present active infinitive of claudō;... |
| 6 | Latin | claudo | I shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | klaudō | close |