Where does “cappello” come from?

cappello (Italian) comes 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.

cappello (Italian): hat

Definitions

  1. hat

Ancestry of “cappello”, step by step

cappello traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Medieval Latin capellus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latincapellus—
2Medieval Latincappacape, sleeveless coat
3Latincapitularehead tax
4Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
5Proto-Italickaputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

via Late Latin cappellus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincappellus—
2Late Latincappacape, hood; cloak; cape, cloak
3Ancient Greekκάππαkappa, the name for the tenth letter Κ, κ of the...
4Phoenician𐤊kaph; kap
5Egyptian𓂧—

Words derived from “cappello”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →