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Etymology of the English word nightcap

the English word nightcap
derived from the English word cap
derived 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
derived from the English word night
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *nakht-
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *nekʷ-t-
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *nokʷt-



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