Where does “catel” come from?

catel (Anglo-Norman) comes from Medieval Latin capitale, from Latin capitālis, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

catel (Anglo-Norman): personal property; Alternative form of chatel

Definitions

  1. personal property; Alternative form of chatel

Ancestry of “catel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latincapitaleyoung cattle
2Latincapitālisof the head or life
3Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
4Proto-Italickaputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “catel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →