Etymology of the English word capeskin
the English word
capeskinderived from the English word
skinderived from the Old Norse word
skinnderived from the Old Norse word
skinnderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sek-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*skintha-derived from the English word
capederived from the Old French word
capderived from the Old Provençal word
capderived from the Latin word
caput (head; small head; head; head; head; head; person; life; heading; chapter, principal division)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kaput- (head)
Date
The earliest known usage of capeskin in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
