Where does “chapstick” come from?
chapstick (English) comes from English chap, from English Chapman, from Middle English chapman, from Old English cēapmann, from Old English cēap, from Proto-Germanic kaupōną, from Proto-Germanic kaupô, from Latin caupo.
chapstick (English): lip balm
Definitions
- lip balm
Ancestry of “chapstick”, step by step
chapstick traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English chap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chap | A man, a fellow; A customer, a buyer; A child |
| 2 | English | Chapman | for a merchant |
| 3 | Middle English | chapman | A merchant; a seller of goods |
| 4 | Old English | cēapmann | dealer |
| 5 | Old English | cēap | cattle, purchase, sale, traffic, business,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kaupōną | to buy; trade |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kaupô | innkeeper; merchant |
| 8 | Latin | caupo | Tradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kaup- | — |