Where does “chattelism” come from?
chattelism (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.
chattelism (English): The act or condition of holding chattels; The...
Definitions
- The act or condition of holding chattels; The...
Ancestry of “chattelism”, step by step
chattelism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English chattel
| 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 |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |