Where does “kapun” come from?

kapun (Kapampangan) comes from Spanish capón, from Vulgar Latin *cappō/*cappōnem, from Latin cāpō — a capon.

kapun (Kapampangan): castrated; sterilized

Definitions

  1. castrated; sterilized

Ancestry of “kapun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcapóncastrated; capon; pat or rap on the head
2Vulgar Latin*cappō/*cappōnem
3Latincāpōa capon
Every word from Latin cāpōEvery word from Vulgar Latin *cappō/*cappōnemEvery word from Spanish capón