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
- The forepart of a horse's head
Ancestry of “chanfrin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | chanfrein | chamfer, bevel; chamfron, chamfrein |
| 2 | Old French | chanfrain | chamfron |
| 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 |