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The more usual French form is <span class="foreign notranslate">de pied en cap</span>. The French words are from Latin <span class="foreign notranslate">caput</span> "head" (from PIE root <a href="/word/*kaput-" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of *kaput- " rel="nofollow" class="crossreference notranslate">*kaput-</a> "head") + <span class="foreign notranslate">pedem</span> "foot" (from PIE root <a href="/word/*ped-" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of *ped- " rel="nofollow" class="crossreference notranslate">*ped-</a> "foot").</p></section><div class="word__firstRecorded--3lZB8">also from<!-- --> <a rel="nofollow" class="word__firstRecorded_time--28qNE" href="/search?sort=a&q=from:1520s">1520s</a></div></div></div></div><div class="related--32LCi"><h3 class="h3_title" title="words related to cap-a-pie">Entries linking to <i>cap-a-pie</i></h3><div class="related__details--2kumU"><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8"><div><a class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of *kaput-" href="/word/*kaput-#etymonline_v_53095">*kaput-<!-- --> <span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></a><div class="word__etymology_expand--1s7tE"><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined"><div></div><p>Proto-Indo-European root meaning "head."</p> <p>It forms all or part of: <a href="/word/achieve" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of achieve " class="crossreference notranslate">achieve</a>; <a href="/word/behead" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of behead " class="crossreference notranslate">behead</a>; <a href="/word/biceps" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of biceps " class="crossreference notranslate">biceps</a>; <a href="/word/cabbage" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of cabbage " class="crossreference notranslate">cabbage</a>; <a href="/word/cabochon" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of cabochon " class="crossreference notranslate">cabochon</a>; <a href="/word/caddie" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of caddie " class="crossreference notranslate">caddie</a>; <a href="/word/cadet" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of cadet " class="crossreference notranslate">cadet</a>; <a href="/word/cap" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of cap " class="crossreference notranslate">cap</a>; <a href="/word/cap-a-pie" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of cap-a-pie " class="crossreference notranslate">cap-a-pie</a>; <a href="/word/cape#etymonline_v_698" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of cape " class="crossreference notranslate">cape</a> (n.1) "garment;" <a href="/word/cape#etymonline_v_699" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of cape " class="crossreference notranslate">cape</a> (n.2) "promontory;" <a href="/word/capital#etymonline_v_705" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of capital " class="crossreference notranslate">capital</a> (adj.); <a href="/word/capital#etymonline_v_46933" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of capital " class="crossreference notranslate">capital</a> (n.3) "head of a column or pillar;" <a href="/word/capitate" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of capitate " class="crossreference notranslate">capitate</a>; <a href="/word/capitation" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of capitation " class="crossreference notranslate">capitation</a>; <a href="/word/capitulate" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of capitulate " class="crossreference notranslate">capitulate</a>; <a href="/word/capitulation" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of capitulation " class="crossreference notranslate">capitulation</a>; <a href="/word/capitulum" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of capitulum " class="crossreference notranslate">capitulum</a>; <a href="/word/capo#etymonline_v_708" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of capo " class="crossreference notranslate">capo</a> (n.1) "leader of a Mafia family;" <a href="/word/capo#etymonline_v_709" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of capo " class="crossreference notranslate">capo</a> (n.2) "pitch-altering device for a stringed instrument;" <a href="/word/caprice" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of caprice " class="crossreference notranslate">caprice</a>; <a href="/word/capsize" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of capsize " class="crossreference notranslate">capsize</a>; <a href="/word/captain" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of captain " class="crossreference notranslate">captain</a>; <a href="/word/cattle" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of cattle " class="crossreference notranslate">cattle</a>; <a href="/word/caudillo" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of caudillo " class="crossreference notranslate">caudillo</a>; <a href="/word/chapter" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of chapter " class="crossreference notranslate">chapter</a>; <a href="/word/chef" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of chef " class="crossreference notranslate">chef</a>; <a href="/word/chief" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of chief " class="crossreference notranslate">chief</a>; <a href="/word/chieftain" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of chieftain " class="crossreference notranslate">chieftain</a>; <a href="/word/corporal#etymonline_v_19095" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of corporal " class="crossreference notranslate">corporal</a> (n.); <a href="/word/decapitate" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of decapitate " class="crossreference notranslate">decapitate</a>; <a href="/word/decapitation" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of decapitation " class="crossreference notranslate">decapitation</a>; <a href="/word/forehead" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of forehead " class="crossreference notranslate">forehead</a>; <a href="/word/head" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of head " class="crossreference notranslate">head</a>; <a href="/word/hetman" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of hetman " class="crossreference notranslate">hetman</a>; <a href="/word/kaput" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of kaput " class="crossreference notranslate">kaput</a>; <a href="/word/kerchief" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of kerchief " class="crossreference notranslate">kerchief</a>; <a href="/word/mischief" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of mischief " class="crossreference notranslate">mischief</a>; <a href="/word/occipital" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of occipital " class="crossreference notranslate">occipital</a>; <a href="/word/precipice" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of precipice " class="crossreference notranslate">precipice</a>; <a href="/word/precipitate" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of precipitate " class="crossreference notranslate">precipitate</a>; <a href="/word/precipitation" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of precipitation " class="crossreference notranslate">precipitation</a>; <a href="/word/recapitulate" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of recapitulate " class="crossreference notranslate">recapitulate</a>; <a href="/word/recapitulation" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of recapitulation " class="crossreference notranslate">recapitulation</a>; <a href="/word/sinciput" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of sinciput " class="crossreference notranslate">sinciput</a>; <a href="/word/triceps" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of triceps " class="crossreference notranslate">triceps</a>.</p> <p>It is the hypothetical source of/evidence for its existence is provided by: Sanskrit <span class="foreign notranslate">kaput-</span>; Latin <span class="foreign notranslate">caput</span> "head;" Old English <span class="foreign notranslate">heafod</span>, German <span class="foreign notranslate">Haupt</span>, Gothic <span class="foreign notranslate">haubiþ</span> "head."</p></section></div></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8"><div><a class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of *ped-" href="/word/*ped-#etymonline_v_52663">*ped-<!-- --> <span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></a><div class="word__etymology_expand--1s7tE"><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined"><div></div><p>Proto-Indo-European root meaning "foot."</p> <p>It forms all or part of: <a href="/word/antipodes" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of antipodes " class="crossreference notranslate">antipodes</a>; <a href="/word/apodal" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of apodal " class="crossreference notranslate">apodal</a>; 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<a href="/word/chiropodist" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of chiropodist " class="crossreference notranslate">chiropodist</a>; <a href="/word/expedite" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of expedite " class="crossreference notranslate">expedite</a>; <a href="/word/expedition" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of expedition " class="crossreference notranslate">expedition</a>; <a href="/word/foot" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of foot " class="crossreference notranslate">foot</a>; <a href="/word/foosball" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of foosball " class="crossreference notranslate">foosball</a>; <a href="/word/fetch#etymonline_v_5881" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of fetch " class="crossreference notranslate">fetch</a> (v.); <a href="/word/fetter" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of fetter " class="crossreference notranslate">fetter</a>; <a href="/word/fetlock" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of fetlock " class="crossreference notranslate">fetlock</a>; 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<a href="/word/pedometer" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of pedometer " class="crossreference notranslate">pedometer</a>; <a href="/word/peduncle" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of peduncle " class="crossreference notranslate">peduncle</a>; <a href="/word/pejoration" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of pejoration " class="crossreference notranslate">pejoration</a>; <a href="/word/pejorative" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of pejorative " class="crossreference notranslate">pejorative</a>; <a href="/word/peon" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of peon " class="crossreference notranslate">peon</a>; <a href="/word/pessimism" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of pessimism " class="crossreference notranslate">pessimism</a>; <a href="/word/petiole" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of petiole " class="crossreference notranslate">petiole</a>; <a href="/word/pew" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of pew " class="crossreference notranslate">pew</a>; 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Greek <span class="foreign notranslate">pos</span>, Attic <span class="foreign notranslate">pous</span>, genitive <span class="foreign notranslate">podos</span>; Latin <span class="foreign notranslate">pes</span>, genitive <span class="foreign notranslate">pedis</span> "foot;" Lithuanian <span class="foreign notranslate">padas</span> "sole," <span class="foreign notranslate">pėda</span> "footstep;" Old English <span class="foreign notranslate">fot</span>, German <span class="foreign notranslate">Fuß</span>, Gothic <span class="foreign notranslate">fotus</span> "foot."</p></section></div></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div></div></div><div data-ad-container="true" class="adContainer--6CVz1 vertical" style="margin-top:1em"><span class="adLabel--35hfi">Advertisement</span><ins class="adsbygoogle" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7093273770345366" style="display:block;width:100%" data-ad-slot="8757723469" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins></div><div class="ngram--SmXCf"><h3 class="h3_title" title="Trends of cap-a-pie">Trends of <i>cap-a-pie</i></h3><div class="ngram__container--NwjaG" style="height:180px"><canvas id="ngram-chart"></canvas></div><div class="ngram__footer--3-9dX">adapted from books.google.com/ngrams/. 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