Where does “chapeless” come from?
chapeless (English) comes from English chapé, from Middle English chape, from Old French chape, from Latin cāppa, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.
chapeless (English): Without a chape
Definitions
- Without a chape
Ancestry of “chapeless”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chapé | A division of the field, used in French heraldry,... |
| 2 | Middle English | chape | A metal cover or mounting, especially the chape of a scabbard |
| 3 | Old French | chape | cape |
| 4 | Latin | cāppa | cape, cloak |
| 5 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |