Where does “Kapuzinerkressengewächs” come from?
Kapuzinerkressengewächs (German) comes from German Kapuzinerkresse, from German Kapuziner, from Italian cappuccino, from Italian cappuccio, from Latin capitium, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.
Kapuzinerkressengewächs (German): any plant of the Tropaeolaceae family, with Tropaeolum as the only genus in the family
Definitions
- any plant of the Tropaeolaceae family, with Tropaeolum as the only genus in the family
Ancestry of “Kapuzinerkressengewächs”, step by step
Kapuzinerkressengewächs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kapuzinerkresse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kapuzinerkresse | nasturtium (any plant of the genus Tropaeolum) |
| 2 | German | Kapuziner | Capuchin |
| 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 |