Etymology of the English word cap
the English word
capderived from the Latin word
cappa (cape, cloak, cassock)
derived from the Greek word
kappa, κάππα
derived from the Medieval Latin word
capa (cape, cloak; cassock)
derived from the Latin word
cappa (cape, cloak, cassock)
derived from the Greek word
kappa, κάππα
Derivations in English
cope,
madcap,
blackcap,
capful,
capping,
hubcap,
icecap,
kneecap,
mudcap,
recap,
redcap,
skullcap,
snowcap,
toecap,
uncap,
whitecap,
nightcap,
capper,
capstone,
cappedDerivations in other languages
French
capeCognates
Dutch
kapen, Dutch
kap, Dutch
kappen, French
capuchon, German
kapern, German
Kappe, German
kappen, German
Kapuze, Icelandic
kápe, Norwegian
kapre, Norwegian
kappe, Swedish
kapa, Swedish
kappa, Swedish
kapuschongUsage
Word found in Old English, Modern English
