Where does “capota” come from?

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

capota (Portuguese): hood; soft top

Definitions

  1. hood; soft top

Ancestry of “capota”, 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 “capota”

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