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Where does “capa” come from?

capa (Old Occitan) comes from Late Latin cappa, from Ancient Greek κάππα, from Phoenician 𐤊, from Egyptian 𓂧.

Ancestry of “capa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincappacape, hood; cloak; cape, cloak
2Ancient Greekκάππαkappa, the name for the tenth letter Κ, κ of the...
3Phoenician𐤊kaph; kap
4Egyptian𓂧—

Words derived from “capa”

  • cape
  • caped
  • capelet
  • capelike
  • Capesize
  • raincape
  • capeless
  • uncape
  • minicape
  • Batcape
  • batcape
  • cape
  • décaper
  • décapage
  • capa
  • cape
  • cape
  • capă
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