Where does “καπέλο” come from?
καπέλο (Greek) comes from Italian cappello, from Medieval Latin capellus, from Medieval Latin cappa, from Latin capitulare, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
καπέλο (Greek): hat, cap; something hat shaped; illegal surcharge
Definitions
- hat, cap; something hat shaped; illegal surcharge
Ancestry of “καπέλο”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | cappello | hat |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | capellus | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | cappa | cape, sleeveless coat |
| 4 | Latin | capitulare | head tax |
| 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 |