Where does “czapka” come from?

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

czapka (Polish): cap

Definitions

  1. cap

Ancestry of “czapka”, step by step

czapka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French chape

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchapecape, cloak; cope, cappa; gin block
2Old Frenchchapecape
3Latincāppacape, cloak
4Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
5Proto-Italickaputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

via Old Polish czapka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishczapkacap; headwear
2Old Polish-kafeminine noun suffix
3Proto-Slavic-ъkaDenominal, forms diminutives; Deadjectival,...
4Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...

Words derived from “czapka”

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