From Latin 'caput' (head)—a cape is the 'head' of land extending into water.
A headland or promontory extending into a body of water.
From Old French 'cap,' from Old Occitan or Italian 'capo,' from Latin 'caput' meaning 'head.' A cape is the 'head' of land jutting into the sea. The garment sense is a separate borrowing. Key roots