Where does “kapota” come from?

kapota (Polish) comes from French capote, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

kapota (Polish): greatcoat

Definitions

  1. greatcoat

Ancestry of “kapota”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcapotegreatcoat; soft top; Ellipsis of capote anglaise
2Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
3Proto-Italickaputhead
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “kapota

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap-Every word from Proto-Indo-European káputEvery word from Proto-Italic kaput
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