Where does “šéfkuchařka” come from?
šéfkuchařka (Czech) comes from Czech šéfkuchař, from Czech šéf, from German Chef, from French chef, from Middle French chief, from Old French chief, from Vulgar Latin capum, from Latin caput — to seize, hold.
šéfkuchařka (Czech): female chef
Definitions
- female chef
Ancestry of “šéfkuchařka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | šéfkuchař | chef |
| 2 | Czech | šéf | boss, chief |
| 3 | German | Chef | boss, chief |
| 4 | French | chef | head; article, principal point; principal motive,... |
| 5 | Middle French | chief | head |
| 6 | Old French | chief | head; leader, chief; front |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | capum | head, chief; head |
| 8 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |