Where does “cheffin” come from?
cheffin (Dutch) comes from Dutch chef, from French chef, from Middle French chief, from Old French chief, from Vulgar Latin capum, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.
cheffin (Dutch): a female boss; a female chef, a female head cook;...
Definitions
- a female boss; a female chef, a female head cook;...
Ancestry of “cheffin”, step by step
cheffin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch chef
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | chef | A boss, chief, head, leader; A culinary chef, a... |
| 2 | French | chef | head; article, principal point; principal motive,... |
| 3 | Middle French | chief | head |
| 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 |