Where does “كبوط” come from?
كبوط (Tunisian Arabic) comes from Spanish capote, 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.
كبوط (Tunisian Arabic): coat; doudou
Definitions
- coat; doudou
Ancestry of “كبوط”, step by step
كبوط traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish capote
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | capote | cloak; cape worn by bullfighters |
| 2 | French | capot | (cover over the engine of a motor car) bonnet UK, hood US |
| 3 | Old French | capote | hooded cloak |
| 4 | Old French | cape | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | cappa | cape, hood; cloak; cape, cloak |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κάππα | kappa, the name for the tenth letter Κ, κ of the... |
| 7 | Phoenician | 𐤊 | kaph; kap |
| 8 | Egyptian | 𓂧 | — |