Where does “capoclaque” come from?
capoclaque (Italian) comes from Italian claque, from French claque, from French claquer, from Middle French claquer, from Old French claquer, from Middle Dutch klacken, from Old Dutch klakon, from Proto-Germanic klakōną — to call, cry; to sound; to roop, scream, shout.
capoclaque (Italian): ringleader of a claque
Ancestry of “capoclaque”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | claque | claque |
| 2 | French | claque | slap; slap on the cheek; overshoe |
| 3 | French | claquer | to clack; to clap; to click, to snap |
| 4 | Middle French | claquer | — |
| 5 | Old French | claquer | clap, clack, clatter |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | klacken | to clack, crack, whack, shake |
| 7 | Old Dutch | klakon | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | klakōną | to clap, clack; to chirp, tweet, twitter |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | glag- | to make a noise, clap, twitter; to make a noise,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gal- | to call, cry; to sound; to roop, scream, shout |