Where does “Capotescu” come from?

Capotescu (Romanian) comes from Romanian capotă, from French capoter, from Old French capote, from Old French cape, from Late Latin cappa, from Ancient Greek κάππα, from Phoenician 𐤊, from Egyptian 𓂧.

Ancestry of “Capotescu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancapotăhood
2Frenchcapoterto overturn; to derail; to fail
3Old Frenchcapotehooded cloak
4Old Frenchcape
5Late Latincappacape, hood; cloak; cape, cloak
6Ancient Greekκάππαkappa, the name for the tenth letter Κ, κ of the...
7Phoenician𐤊kaph; kap
8Egyptian𓂧
Every word from Egyptian 𓂧Every word from Phoenician 𐤊Every word from Ancient Greek κάππα
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