Where does “chaplet” come from?
Chaplet comes from Old French chapelet, from Latin -atus and cappa, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kauput- meaning head.
chaplet (English): A garland or circlet for the head
Definitions
- A garland or circlet for the head
Ancestry of “chaplet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chapelet | A pair of straps, with stirrups, joined at the... |
| 2 | French | chapelet | wreath; rosary, beads; string, hatful |
| 3 | Old French | chapelet | small hat |
| 4 | Old French | chapel | hat |
| 5 | Late Latin | cappellus | — |
| 6 | Latin | cāppa | cape, cloak |
| 7 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |