capon
English
/ˈkeɪpən/
noun
Definitions
- A cockerel which has been gelded and fattened for the table.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English capoun derived from capon inherited from Old English capūn derived from Latin capo, caponem derived from Proto-Indo-European *kop- (beat, strike, dig).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*kop-
Gloss
beat, strike, dig
Concept
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- caponet English
- caponization English
- caponize English
- kapuuni Finnish
- *cappō Latin
- *cappō, *cappo, cappōnem Latin
- capo Latin
- capo, caponem Latin
- cāpō Latin
- Kapaun German
- capponare Italian
- cappone Italian
- chapon French
- chaponner French
- capón Spanish, Castilian
- *kop- Proto-Indo-European
- capoeira Portuguese
- capão Portuguese
- *hapjō Proto-Germanic
- kapłon Polish
- capūn Old English
- capoun Middle English
- chapon Old French
- chapon Norman
- kappūn Middle High German
- chappon Middle French
- capon Old Portuguese
- *tšapā Proto-Albanian
- capon ONF.
- capuú Copala Triqui