Where does “chefling” come from?
chefling (English) comes from English chef, from French chef, from Middle French chief, from Old French chief, from Vulgar Latin capum, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.
chefling (English): A young, little, or subordinate chef
Definitions
- A young, little, or subordinate chef
Ancestry of “chefling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | chef | The presiding cook in the kitchen of a large... |
| 2 | French | chef | head; article, principal point; principal motive,... |
| 3 | Middle French | chief | head |
| 4 | Old French | chief | head; leader, chief; front |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | capum | head, chief; head |
| 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 |