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cap-a-pie (adj.)
[cap-a-pie 词源字典]
1520s, from Middle French
cap-à-pie
, literally "head to foot." The more usual French form is
de pied en cap
. The French words are from Latin
caput
"head" (see
head
(n.)) +
pedem
"foot" (see
foot
(n.)).
[cap-a-pie etymology, cap-a-pie origin, 英语词源]