cape-n
‘a covering for the shoulders without sleeves’
Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:
F. cape < Span. capa < La.Lat. cappa ‘hooded cloak’ < O.E. cæppe ‘hood, head-covering, cape’ < La.Lat. cappa ‘a cape, hooded cloak’ < capitulare ‘headdress’ < Lat. caput ‘head’ < kayp < kaput- < Tamil kappu