Where does “chattelhood” come from?
chattelhood (English) comes from English chattel, from Middle English chatel, from Old French chatel, from Latin capitāle, from Latin capitālis, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.
chattelhood (English): The state of being chattel; chattel slavery
Definitions
- The state of being chattel; chattel slavery
Ancestry of “chattelhood”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chattel | Tangible, movable property; A slave |
| 2 | Middle English | chatel | — |
| 3 | Old French | chatel | possession; Alternative form of chastel |
| 4 | Latin | capitāle | capital crime |
| 5 | Latin | capitālis | of the head or life |
| 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 |