Where does “capucha” come from?
capucha (Spanish) comes from Spanish capucho, 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.
capucha (Spanish): hood; hoodie
Definitions
- hood; hoodie
Ancestry of “capucha”, step by step
capucha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish capucho
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | capucho | hood |
| 2 | Italian | cappuccio | hood; cowl; top |
| 3 | Latin | capitium | covering for the head; opening in a tunic for the... |
| 4 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |