Etymology of the English word whitecap
the English word
whitecapderived from the English word
whitederived from the Proto-Germanic root
*khwitazderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kweit-derived 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
Usage
Word found in Modern English
