Where does “Chiasson” come from?

Chiasson (English) comes from French Chiasson, from Italian chiasso, from Latin classis, from Proto-Italic klāssis, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- — to call, cry, summon.

Ancestry of “Chiasson”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchChiasson—
2Italianchiassodin, uproar, shout; fuss, stir; alley
3Latinclassisany one of the five divisions into which Servius...
4Proto-Italicklāssis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₁-to call, cry, summon
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Italic klāssis →Every word from Latin classis →