Where does “excappare” come from?

excappare (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin cāppa, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

excappare (Vulgar Latin): present active infinitive of *excappō;...

Definitions

  1. present active infinitive of *excappō;...

Ancestry of “excappare”, step by step

excappare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin cāppa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincāppacape, cloak
2Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
3Proto-Italickaputhead
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

via Late Latin cappa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincappacape, hood; cloak; cape, cloak
2Ancient Greekκάππαkappa, the name for the tenth letter Κ, κ of the...
3Phoenician𐤊kaph; kap
4Egyptian𓂧—

Words derived from “excappare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →