Where does “chevelure” come from?

chevelure (Dutch) comes from French chevelure, from Latin capillus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

Ancestry of “chevelure”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	chevelure	hair; tail
2	Latin	capillus	a hair; hair; a head of hair: locks, tresses
3	Latin	caput	head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
4	Proto-Italic	kaput	head
5	Proto-Indo-European	káput	head
6	Proto-Indo-European	kap-	to seize, hold

Words derived from “chevelure”

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Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →