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

  1. Protective armor for a horse's head, especially...

Ancestry of “chamfron”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchchanfrainchamfron
2Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
3Proto-Italickaputhead
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →
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