Where does “chifcita” come from?
chifcita (Cornish) comes from Cornish chif, from English chief, from Middle English chef, from Old French chief, from Vulgar Latin capum, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.
chifcita (Cornish): capital city
Definitions
- capital city
Ancestry of “chifcita”, step by step
chifcita traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cornish chif
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | chif | chief, main, premier, principal |
| 2 | English | chief | A leader or head of a group of people,... |
| 3 | Middle English | chef | A leader, boss, or director; a chief official;... |
| 4 | Old French | chief | head; leader, chief; front |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | capum | head, chief; head |
| 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 |