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Where does “contracapa” come from?

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

contracapa (Portuguese): back cover

Definitions

  1. back cover

Ancestry of “contracapa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecapacloak; cape; cover; the front cover or front page...
2Old Portuguesecapa—
3Late Latincappacape, hood; cloak; cape, cloak
4Ancient Greekκάππαkappa, the name for the tenth letter Κ, κ of the...
5Phoenician𐤊kaph; kap
6Egyptian𓂧—
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