kappa

kappa · noun¹

1. Proto-Semitic · derived from*kapp-“palm, hand”
2. Ancient Greek · learned borrowing fromκάππα
3. English todaykappa

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κάππα (káppa), ultimately from Proto-Semitic *kapp- (“palm, hand”). Doublet of kaph.

kappa · noun²

1. Japanese · borrowed from河童“water imp”
2. English todaykappa

From Japanese 河童 (kappa, “water imp”).

Kappa · noun, interjection³

1. Japanese · borrowed from河童“water imp”
2. English todayKappa

From English kappa, borrowed from Japanese 河童 (kappa, “water imp”). Included as an Easter Egg by an early Twitch employee.

Words from the same roots