Where does “chatelydh” come from?
chatelydh (Cornish) comes from Cornish chatel, from Middle English chatel, from Old French chatel, from Latin capitāle, from Latin capitālis, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.
chatelydh (Cornish): capitalist
Definitions
- capitalist
Ancestry of “chatelydh”, step by step
chatelydh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cornish chatel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | chatel | capital |
| 2 | Middle English | chatel | — |
| 3 | Old French | chatel | possession; Alternative form of chastel |
| 4 | Latin | capitāle | capital crime |
| 5 | Latin | capitālis | of the head or life |
| 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 |
via Cornish ydh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | ydh | — |