English
capeline
Capeline comes from French capeline, and goes back to Latin cappella ‘little coat’.
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, English capeline
Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcappellaWiktionary, English capeline‘little coat’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentcapelineWiktionary, English capeline
- EnglishtodaycapelineWiktionary, English capeline
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kap- ‘head’
had, case, except, heavy, accept, receive, behavior, cash, catch, achieve, heavily, chase, capacity, cable, capable, reception, occupation, haven, capture, recipe, perception, behave, recipient, hawk, anticipation, anticipate, susceptible, deception, chassis, conceive, deceive, caption, deceptive, cater, captive, capsule, captivity, deceit, cassette, conceivable, 133 more
through Proto-Indo-European *káput ‘head’
through Proto-Italic *kaput ‘head’
capitalism, capitalize, capitan, capote, capitaine, 60 more
through Latin caput ‘head’
capital, chapter, captain, chef, cattle, precipitation, capitol, capita, mischief, mischievous, cad, precipitate, chieftain, occipital, precipitous, capillary, caddie, chattel, chabot, jefe, capo, capitulate, escapade, dishevelled, scamper, cabochon, caput, 67 more
through Latin cappa ‘cape’
escape, cope, cabin, cabana, capa, scamp, kaput, capuchin, chaperon, 20 more
through Latin cappella ‘little coat’
Today it means
noun A steel skullcap formerly worn by members of the military.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “capeline”. 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.
Etymograph / Latin cappella / capeline