Etymology

capeline

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Today it means: A steel skullcap formerly worn by members of the military. Full definition →

French capeline ← Latin cappella
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  1. Latin · derived fromcappella
  2. French · borrowed fromcapeline
  3. English todaycapeline

From French capeline, from Latin cappella.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.