Etymograph

English

capea

Capea may come from Spanish capear ‘to take part in a capea’, from capa ‘cape’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap- ‘head’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kap-1‘head’uncertain
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*káput2‘head’uncertain
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kaput2‘head’uncertain
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcaput3‘head’uncertain
  5. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEcappa4‘headwear, cap’
  6. Old Spanishc. 950–1500capa4
  7. Spanishc. 1500–presentcapa5‘cape’uncertain
  8. Spanishc. 1500–presentcapear6‘to take part in a capea’uncertain
  9. Spanishc. 1500–presentcapea7
  10. Englishtodaycapea7

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Proto-Indo-European *káput
  2. 2 Wiktionary, Latin caput
  3. 3 Wiktionary, Latin cappa
  4. 4 Wiktionary, Spanish capa
  5. 5 Wiktionary, Spanish capear
  6. 6 Wiktionary, Spanish capea
  7. 7 Wiktionary, English capea

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kap-Wiktionary, Proto-Indo-European *káput‘head’uncertain
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*káputWiktionary, Latin caput‘head’uncertain
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kaputWiktionary, Latin caput‘head’uncertain
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcaputWiktionary, Latin cappa‘head’uncertain
  5. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEcappaWiktionary, Spanish capa‘headwear, cap’
  6. Old Spanishc. 950–1500capaWiktionary, Spanish capa
  7. Spanishc. 1500–presentcapaWiktionary, Spanish capear‘cape’uncertain
  8. Spanishc. 1500–presentcapearWiktionary, Spanish capea‘to take part in a capea’uncertain
  9. Spanishc. 1500–presentcapeaWiktionary, English capea
  10. EnglishtodaycapeaWiktionary, English capea

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *kap- ‘head’

had, case, except, accept, receive, behavior, heavy, cash, achieve, catch, chase, heavily, capacity, cable, reception, occupation, capable, haven, behave, perception, recipe, capture, recipient, hawk, anticipation, anticipate, susceptible, deception, chassis, conceive, deceive, deceptive, cater, caption, deceit, captive, capsule, cassette, conceivable, captivity, 133 more

through Proto-Indo-European *káput ‘head’

head, 59 more

through Proto-Italic *kaput ‘head’

capitalism, capitalize, capitan, capitaine, 60 more

through Latin caput ‘head’

capital, chapter, captain, chef, cattle, precipitation, capitol, mischief, capita, mischievous, cad, chieftain, precipitate, occipital, precipitous, chattel, capillary, caddie, chabot, jefe, dishevelled, capitulate, capote, capo, scamper, cabochon, caput, 66 more

through Late Latin cappa ‘headwear, cap’

escape, cabin, cope, chapel, chaplain, cabana, escapade, scamp, capuchin, kaput, chaperon, 19 more

through Spanish capa ‘cape’

capa

Today it means

noun An event in which small bulls or heifers are released into the arena and members of the audience can interact with them.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “capea”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Proto-Indo-European *káput, Latin caput, Latin cappa, Spanish capa, Spanish capear, Spanish capea. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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