Where does “chanfrin” come from?

chanfrin (English) comes from French chanfrein, from Old French chanfrain, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

chanfrin (English): The forepart of a horse's head

Definitions

  1. The forepart of a horse's head

Ancestry of “chanfrin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchanfreinchamfer, bevel; chamfron, chamfrein
2Old Frenchchanfrainchamfron
3Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
4Proto-Italickaputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
6Proto-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 →