Etymograph

English

capuche

Capuche comes from French capuche ‘hood (headwear)’, from Latin caput ‘head’, and perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap-.

  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. Italianc. 1300–presentcappa5‘coat, hood’
  7. Italianc. 1300–presentcappuccio6‘hood’uncertain
  8. Frenchc. 1600–presentcape6uncertain
  9. Frenchc. 1600–presentcapuche7‘hood (headwear)’
  10. Englishtodaycapuche7

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, Italian cappa
  5. 5 Wiktionary, Italian cappuccio
  6. 6 Wiktionary, French capuche
  7. 7 Wiktionary, English capuche

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, Italian cappa‘headwear, cap’
  6. Italianc. 1300–presentcappaWiktionary, Italian cappuccio‘coat, hood’
  7. Italianc. 1300–presentcappuccioWiktionary, French capuche‘hood’uncertain
  8. Frenchc. 1600–presentcapeWiktionary, French capucheuncertain
  9. Frenchc. 1600–presentcapucheWiktionary, English capuche‘hood (headwear)’
  10. EnglishtodaycapucheWiktionary, English capuche

Linked words

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

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

through Proto-Indo-European *káput ‘head’

head, 59 more

through Proto-Italic *kaput ‘head’

capitalism, capitalize, capitan, capote, capitaine, 60 more

through Latin caput ‘head’

capital, captain, chapter, cattle, chef, precipitation, capitol, capita, mischief, cad, mischievous, precipitate, chieftain, occipital, precipitous, capillary, caddie, chattel, jefe, capo, capitulate, chabot, dishevelled, cabochon, caput, 67 more

through Late Latin cappa ‘headwear, cap’

escape, cope, cabin, chapel, chaplain, cabana, scamper, escapade, capa, scamp, chaperon, kaput, 18 more

through French cape

cape

Today it means

noun A long, pointed hood, as that worn by the Augustinians, Capuchins or Franciscans.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “capuche”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Proto-Indo-European *káput, Latin caput, Latin cappa, Italian cappa, Italian cappuccio, French capuche. 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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