Where does “capuchin” come from?
capuchin (Middle French) comes from Italian cappuccino, 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.
capuchin (Middle French): Capuchin friar
Definitions
- Capuchin friar
Ancestry of “capuchin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | cappuccino | Capuchin; cappuccino; French letter, rubber... |
| 2 | Italian | cappuccio | hood; cowl; top |
| 3 | Latin | capitium | covering for the head; opening in a tunic for the... |
| 4 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |