capoun
Middle English
/ˈkaːpuːn/
noun
Definitions
- A capon; an cooked castrated cockerel.
- A eunuch; a castrated human.
Etymology
Borrowed from capon derived from Old English capūn derived from Latin capo.
Origin
Latin
capo
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- capon English
- caponet English
- caponization English
- caponize English
- capo Latin
- capo, caponem Latin
- *kop- Proto-Indo-European
- capūn Old English
- chappo Old High German
- capon ONF.