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Where does “encapuchar” come from?

encapuchar (Spanish) comes from Spanish capucha, 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.

encapuchar (Spanish): to cover with a hood

Definitions

  1. to cover with a hood

Ancestry of “encapuchar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcapuchahood; hoodie
2Spanishcapuchohood
3Italiancappucciohood; cowl; top
4Latincapitiumcovering for the head; opening in a tunic for the...
5Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
6Proto-Italickaputhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
8Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “encapuchar”

  • encapuchado
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