Where does “chamfron” come from?
chamfron (English) comes from Old French chanfrain, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
chamfron (English): Protective armor for a horse's head, especially...
Definitions
- Protective armor for a horse's head, especially...
Ancestry of “chamfron”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | chanfrain | chamfron |
| 2 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |