Where does “cāppa” come from?

cāppa (Latin) comes from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

cāppa (Latin): cape, cloak

Definitions

  1. cape, cloak

Ancestry of “cāppa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
2Proto-Italickaputhead
3Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
4Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “cāppa”

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