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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

  1. hood of an automobile

Ancestry of “capó”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcapotbonnet , hood
2Old Frenchcapotehooded cloak
3Old Frenchcape—
4Late Latincappacape, hood; cloak; cape, cloak
5Ancient Greekκάππαkappa, the name for the tenth letter Κ, κ of the...
6Phoenician𐤊kaph; kap
7Egyptian𓂧—
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