Where does “capuținer” come from?
capuținer (Romanian) comes from German Kapuziner, from Italian cappuccino, from Italian cappuccio, from Latin capitium, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
capuținer (Romanian): cappuccino
Definitions
- cappuccino
Ancestry of “capuținer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kapuziner | Capuchin |
| 2 | Italian | cappuccino | Capuchin; cappuccino; French letter, rubber... |
| 3 | Italian | cappuccio | hood; cowl; top |
| 4 | Latin | capitium | covering for the head; opening in a tunic for the... |
| 5 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |