Where does “kappun” come from?

kappun (Maltese) comes from Italian cappone, from Vulgar Latin cappo, from Latin cāpō — a capon.

kappun (Maltese): Eurasian bittern (Botaurus stellaris)

Definitions

  1. Eurasian bittern (Botaurus stellaris)

Ancestry of “kappun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancapponecapon
2Vulgar Latincappo—
3Latincāpōa capon
Every word from Latin cāpō →Every word from Vulgar Latin cappo →Every word from Italian cappone →
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