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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

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

Words derived from “czapka”

  • chapka
  • czapka
  • chapska
  • ĉapo
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