The story
- Latin · derived fromcappa
- Old High German · derived fromkappa
- Middle High German · derived fromkappe
- Switzerland German · derived fromKäppi
- French · borrowed fromképi
- English todaykepi
From French képi, from Switzerland German Käppi, diminutive of Kappe, from Middle High German kappe, from Old High German kappa, from Latin cappa. Akin to English cap.
Words from the same roots
Latincappa all →
cappa magnachape
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.