Where does “capon” come from?

capon (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin cappo, from Latin cāpō — a capon.

capon (Old French): capon (castrated cockerel)

Definitions

  1. capon (castrated cockerel)

Ancestry of “capon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latincappo—
2Latincāpōa capon
Every word from Latin cāpō →Every word from Vulgar Latin cappo →
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