Where does “kapùza” come from?

kapùza (Kashubian) comes from German Kapuze, from Italian cappuccio, from Latin capitium, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

kapùza (Kashubian): hood

Definitions

  1. hood

Ancestry of “kapùza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKapuzea hood
2Italiancappucciohood; cowl; top
3Latincapitiumcovering for the head; opening in a tunic for the...
4Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
5Proto-Italickaputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →