Where does “chaperonage” come from?
chaperonage (English) comes from English chaperon, from French chaperon, from Old French chaperon, from Old French chape, from Latin cāppa, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.
chaperonage (English): The state of being a chaperon; The protection...
Definitions
- The state of being a chaperon; The protection...
Ancestry of “chaperonage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | chaperon | An adult who accompanies or supervises one or... |
| 2 | French | chaperon | chaperon |
| 3 | Old French | chaperon | a hairstyle popular in the Middle Ages; headscarf... |
| 4 | Old French | chape | cape |
| 5 | Latin | cāppa | — |
| 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 |