Where does “キャップ” come from?
キャップ (Japanese) comes from Japanese キャプテン, from English Captain, from Middle English capitain, from Old French capitaine, from Latin capitāneus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.
キャップ (Japanese): cap
Definitions
- cap
Ancestry of “キャップ”, step by step
キャップ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese キャプテン
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | キャプテン | a captain |
| 2 | English | Captain | An army officer title in most countries; The... |
| 3 | Middle English | capitain | The head of a military grouping or force; a... |
| 4 | Old French | capitaine | leader |
| 5 | Latin | capitāneus | large, chief in size |
| 6 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
via English Cap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Cap | A nickname for the captain of a team, ship, etc |
| 2 | English | Capricorn | Someone with a Capricorn star sign |
| 3 | French | Capricorne | Capricorn |
| 4 | Latin | Capricornus | Capricornus, the constellation of the zodiac |
| 5 | Latin | caper | a male goat, billy goat; vocative singular of... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *kapros | he-goat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kápros | he-goat, billy goat |