Where does “capó” come from?
capó (Spanish) comes from French capot, from Old French capote, from Old French cape, from Late Latin cappa, from Ancient Greek κάππα, from Phoenician 𐤊, from Egyptian 𓂧.
capó (Spanish): hood of an automobile
Definitions
- hood of an automobile
Ancestry of “capó”, step by step
capó traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French capot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | capot | (cover over the engine of a motor car) bonnet UK, hood US |
| 2 | Old French | capote | hooded cloak |
| 3 | Old French | cape | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | cappa | cape, hood; cloak; cape, cloak |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κάππα | kappa, the name for the tenth letter Κ, κ of the... |
| 6 | Phoenician | 𐤊 | kaph; kap |
| 7 | Egyptian | 𓂧 | — |