Where does “chaplé” come from?
chaplé (Antillean Creole) comes from French chapelet, from Old French chapelet, from Old French chapel, from Late Latin cappellus, from Latin cāppa, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.
chaplé (Antillean Creole): rosary beads
Definitions
- rosary beads
Ancestry of “chaplé”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | chapelet | wreath; rosary, beads; string, hatful |
| 2 | Old French | chapelet | small hat |
| 3 | Old French | chapel | hat |
| 4 | Late Latin | cappellus | — |
| 5 | Latin | cāppa | cape, cloak |
| 6 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |