Etymology of the English word toecap
the English word
toecapderived from 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
derived from the English word
toederived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*deik- (to show, to pronounce solemnly; to throw)
derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*taikhwoUsage
Word found in Modern English