Where does “encapuzar” come from?

encapuzar (Spanish) comes from Spanish capuz, from French capuce, 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.

encapuzar (Spanish): to hood; to put a hood on

Definitions

  1. to hood; to put a hood on

Ancestry of “encapuzar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcapuzhood
2Frenchcapucehood
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap-
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