Where does “kaputt” come from?
kaputt (German) comes from French capot, from Old French capote, from Old French cape, from Late Latin cappa, from Ancient Greek κάππα, from Phoenician 𐤊, from Egyptian 𓂧.
kaputt (German): broken; out of order
Definitions
- broken; out of order
Ancestry of “kaputt”, step by step
kaputt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French capot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | capot | (cover over the engine of a motor car) bonnet UK, hood US |
| 2 | Old French | capote | hooded cloak |
| 3 | Old French | cape | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | cappa | cape, hood; cloak; cape, cloak |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κάππα | kappa, the name for the tenth letter Κ, κ of the... |
| 6 | Phoenician | 𐤊 | kaph; kap |
| 7 | Egyptian | 𓂧 | — |