Where does “exšéf” come from?
exšéf (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.
exšéf (Czech): former boss
Definitions
- former boss
Ancestry of “exšéf”, step by step
| 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 |