Where does “chapeaux” come from?
chapeaux (English) comes from English chapeau, from Middle French chappeau, from Old French chapel, from Late Latin cappellus, from Latin cāppa, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.
chapeaux (English): plural of chapeau
Definitions
- plural of chapeau
Ancestry of “chapeaux”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chapeau | A hat; A cap of maintenance; The mass of grape... |
| 2 | Middle French | chappeau | hat |
| 3 | Old French | chapel | hat |
| 4 | Late Latin | cappellus | — |
| 5 | Latin | cāppa | cape, cloak |
| 6 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |