Where does “kaputtmachen” come from?
kaputtmachen (German) comes from German kaputt, 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.
kaputtmachen (German): to break
Ancestry of “kaputtmachen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | kaputt | broken; out of order |
| 2 | French | capot | bonnet , hood |
| 3 | Old French | capote | hooded cloak |
| 4 | Old French | cape | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | cappa | cape, hood; cloak; cape, cloak |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κάππα | kappa, the name for the tenth letter Κ, κ of the... |
| 7 | Phoenician | 𐤊 | kaph; kap |
| 8 | Egyptian | 𓂧 | — |