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Where does “chapterplay” come from?

chapterplay (English) comes from English chapter, from Middle English chapiter, from Old French chapitre, from Latin capitulum, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

chapterplay (English): A film serial, formerly shown in instalments in...

Definitions

  1. A film serial, formerly shown in instalments in...

Ancestry of “chapterplay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchapterOne of the main sections into which the text of a...
2Middle Englishchapiter—
3Old Frenchchapitrechapter
4LatincapitulumA head-like object or structure; A chapter,...
5Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
6Proto-Italic-olos—
7Proto-Italic-elos—
8Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
9Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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