Where does “šéfdirigent” come from?
šéfdirigent (Czech) comes from Czech šéf, from German Chef, from French chef, from Middle French chief, from Old French chief, from Vulgar Latin capum, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput — to seize, hold.
šéfdirigent (Czech): chief conductor
Definitions
- chief conductor
Ancestry of “šéfdirigent”, step by step
šéfdirigent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech šéf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | šéf | boss, chief |
| 2 | German | Chef | boss, chief |
| 3 | French | chef | head; article, principal point; principal motive,... |
| 4 | Middle French | chief | head |
| 5 | Old French | chief | head; leader, chief; front |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | capum | head, chief; head |
| 7 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
via Czech dirigent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | dirigent | A conductor |
| 2 | German | Dirigent | director, conductor, maestro, choirmaster |
| 3 | Latin | dīrigēns | directing, steering |
| 4 | Latin | dīrigō | to lay straight; arrange in lines (especially in military contexts) |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |