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Where does “capa” come from?

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

capa (Portuguese): cloak; cape; cover; the front cover or front page...

Definitions

  1. cloak; cape; cover; the front cover or front page...

Ancestry of “capa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesecapa—
2Late Latincappacape, hood; cloak; cape, cloak
3Ancient Greekκάππαkappa, the name for the tenth letter Κ, κ of the...
4Phoenician𐤊kaph; kap
5Egyptian𓂧—

Words derived from “capa”

  • capeta
  • socapa
  • contracapa
  • capetagem
  • カッパ
  • 合羽
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