Where does “caparazón” come from?
caparazón (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish caparaçón, from Late Latin cappa, from Ancient Greek κάππα, from Phoenician 𐤊, from Egyptian 𓂧.
caparazón (Spanish): shell; caparison; carapace
Definitions
- shell; caparison; carapace
Ancestry of “caparazón”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Spanish | caparaçón | — |
| 2 | Late Latin | cappa | cape, hood; cloak; cape, cloak |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κάππα | kappa, the name for the tenth letter Κ, κ of the... |
| 4 | Phoenician | 𐤊 | kaph; kap |
| 5 | Egyptian | 𓂧 | — |