What I show here is 'the group of words' that couch "that word" (below hyperlinked to my post about 'my disappointment with American English's handling of race') into your vocabulary ... deeper meanings that 'firm the foundations' upon which our lexicon stands ...
The word “Capoid” is built on ancient words that mean "with a head-shape Like that of someone from the #Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)" (a race-grouping formerly used for the |Khoikhoi & |San peoples of that area).
That meaning of "Cape" is built on ancient words that mean |Head. The 'cloth draping from the shoulders'-meaning comes from ancient words that mean |Hooded |Cloak ( |Cap).
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