English
capa
Capa comes from Spanish capa ‘cloak, cape’, and goes back to Late Latin cappa ‘headwear, cap’.
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEcappa‘headwear, cap’
- Old Spanishc. 950–1500capa
- Spanishc. 1500–presentsame form‘cloak, cape’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEcappa‘headwear, cap’
- Old Spanishc. 950–1500capa
- Spanishc. 1500–presentsame form‘cloak, cape’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kap- ‘head’
had, case, except, heavy, accept, receive, behavior, achieve, heavily, catch, cash, chase, recipe, reception, cable, perception, haven, behave, occupation, recipient, capture, hawk, susceptible, deception, anticipation, chassis, anticipate, conceive, deceive, deceptive, deceit, cater, caption, conceivable, captive, capsule, cassette, captivity, casket, haves, 134 more
through Proto-Indo-European *káput ‘head’
through Proto-Italic *kaput ‘head’
capitalism, capitalize, capitan, capitaine, 60 more
through Latin caput ‘head’
capital, chapter, captain, chef, cattle, precipitation, capitol, mischief, capita, mischievous, cad, chieftain, precipitate, occipital, precipitous, chattel, capillary, chabot, caddie, jefe, dishevelled, capitulate, capote, capo, cabochon, caput, 66 more
through Late Latin cappa ‘headwear, cap’
cope, escape, cabin, chapel, cape, chaplain, cabana, scamper, scamp, capuchin, chaperon, escapade, kaput, 18 more
Today it means
noun A Spanish cloak.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Late Latin cappa / capa