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

contracapa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese capa

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

via Portuguese Contra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseContraagainst
2Latincontrāagainst
3Latinubīwhere? in what place?, in which place?
4Latincubī
5Proto-Italic*kʷuðeiwhere
Every word from Egyptian 𓂧Every word from Phoenician 𐤊Every word from Ancient Greek κάππα